A/HRC/43/CRP.5 VIII. Technical cooperation and capacity-building 100. OHCHR regularly engages in technical cooperation and capacity-building activities to assist the Government of Ukraine and other stakeholders to promote and protect human rights in Ukraine. 101. During the reporting period, OHCHR provided trainings and presentations on human rights issues to a variety of actors, including to officers of the Civil-Military Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Defence, reaching at least 170 people. Several presentations on human rights benefited youth, young politicians at the Human Rights School for Young Politicians, and young human rights defenders. Focus was also given to minorities, including representatives of Roma and LGBTI, and civil society organisations active in the eastern conflict region. OHCHR also addressed the plenary and committees of the new Parliament on the preparation of its human rights agenda and freedom of speech, and participated in a national round table focusing on unity and transitional justice. Briefing notes on laws harmonising Ukrainian legislation with international criminal law and on the State language were also shared with parliamentarians. 102. To increase the reach and effectiveness of its capacity-building work with civil society, OHCHR recorded lectures on human rights defenders, their protection under international human rights law and the challenges they face in Ukraine. The videos formed part of an NGO project providing free online trainings. OHCHR also raised public awareness of LGBTI rights through its Free and Equal campaign. IX. Conclusions and recommendations 103. While small improvements in the human rights situation were observed, longstanding issues are yet to be addressed. The lack of remedy and reparation for direct and indirect consequences of the conflict and lack of accountability for serious human rights violations remain serious concerns. 104. Increasing compliance with human rights obligations would significantly contribute to and accelerate national efforts towards sustainable development, in line with Ukraine’s commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The presidential decree along with Ukraine’s planned participation in the Voluntary National Review in 2020, indicates Ukraine’s intentions to make concrete advancements in sustainable development. The collection of disaggregated data, in line with Cabinet of Ministers order No. 686 of 21 August 2019, would make an important contribution to the assessment of the implementation of human rights and the achievement of SDGs in Ukraine. 105. Civilian casualties once more declined over the reporting period, but the conflict continued to affect the full spectrum of human rights, including the right to life, property, and non-discrimination, notably when it concerns IDPs. The economic and social rights of people on both sides of the contact line remain affected by restrictions on freedom of movement, which could be addressed by implementing OHCHR recommendations. 106. Persistent impunity further degrades the human rights situation in the country. Lack of accountability contributes significantly to perpetration of additional human rights violations. Accountability must be ensured regardless of the identities of the perpetrators or victims, to begin restoring public trust in the judiciary and, more broadly, in State institutions and the Government. This includes accountability for violations committed by law enforcement and security forces in the context of the conflict, and for the killings and violent deaths at Maidan and in Odesa on 2 May 2014, as well as attacks against minority groups, media professionals and activists. 107. OHCHR continues to observe human rights violations committed in territory controlled by the self-proclaimed ‘republics’, notably arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention, torture and ill-treatment, and restrictions on fundamental freedoms. More must be done to address such violations. 30