A/HRC/7/26 Page 3 the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Eric Laroche, and United Nations Country Team to continue working together on the difficult issues of Somalia. The independent expert also noted that despite the overall worsened situation, very small, yet incremental changes in terms of human rights awareness and knowledge, if not human rights compliance, were taking place in pockets around Somalia. He encourages the international community to continue to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Somali civil society in the critical human rights work that must occur if peace and security are to prevail in Somalia. He especially underlines technical and financial support in order to establish independent national institutions, protect internally displaced persons, establish and uphold the rule of law and protect economic, social and cultural rights. The expert also underscores the need for continuing dialogue and engagement between the TFIs and the international community on human rights and humanitarian issues and urges that a standing dialogue mechanism be established in this regard. Finally, the independent expert continues to urge the TFG and TFIs to make decisions and take actions, with the meaningful inclusion of women, minorities and civil society that promote and protect human rights in Somalia. He underlines that it is the ultimate responsibility of the Somali authorities to provide protection for the Somali people and to effectively govern the country based on the rule of law and international human rights standards.