A/HRC/13/56 (a) Combating impunity for those responsible for or involved in serious human rights violations, and in particular acts of sexual violence against women and girls; (b) Protection for, and the granting of assistance of every kind and appropriate reparation to, the victims of acts of violence; (c) Reform of the justice sector; (d) Reform of the security sector; 6. Takes note in this regard of the announcement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa of measures to assist the Guinean authorities in the reform of the security sector (see S/2009/682); 7. Welcomes the decision by the Government of Guinea to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view to opening a country office in Guinea; 8. Invites the transitional authorities to take the necessary steps to promote the gender perspective and reinforce women’s involvement in the mediation and decisionmaking processes in conflict resolution, peacebuilding and the promotion and defence of human rights; 9. Strongly appeals to the international community: (a) To provide the transitional authorities, as soon as possible, with appropriate assistance as a contribution to a sustainable restoration of peace and the constitutional order, and to the success of the transition to democracy under the provisions of the Joint Declaration of Ouagadougou, and in particular to provide the assistance needed to support the authorities’ efforts to ensure that the presidential elections planned for 27 June 2010 take place; (b) To support the efforts of the Guinean authorities to promote respect for human rights, including the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, combating impunity and reform of the security and justice sectors; 10. Invites the High Commissioner to make available to her office in Guinea the human and financial resources necessary for its establishment and smooth functioning; 11. Invites the High Commissioner to report to the Council at its sixteenth ordinary session on the situation of human rights and the work of her office in Guinea. 44th meeting 26 March 2010 [Adopted without a vote. See part II, chap. X.] 13/22. Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the strengthening of technical cooperation and consultative services The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also its resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007, 7/20 of 27 March 2008, S-8/1 of 1 December 2008 and 10/33 of 27 March 2009, Recalling further its resolution 10/33 of 27 March 2009, in which it requested the international community to support the establishment of a local cooperation mechanism by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Nations High 59