A/HRC/15/58 and military leadership, government officials, United Nations heads of missions and country teams, NGOs and civil society, children and their families, religious leaders, and the diplomatic community. 45. Some of the major commitments received from governments and other parties to conflict during these missions are highlighted below. The critical challenge is to ensure the timely follow-up and adherence to commitments that have been made, in order to bring about concrete results for the protection of children on the ground. It is therefore important for the Human Rights Council and the broader international and human rights community to utilize their collective capacity to monitor these undertakings to ensure that parties to conflict honour their commitments. Sudan 46. In follow-up to her previous visit in January 2007 and the recommendations of the Secretary General’s report on children and armed conflict in Sudan,6 the Special Representative undertook a mission to engage in a constructive dialogue with national authorities from North and South Sudan, as well as non-State parties to the conflict. 47. As a result, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) signed an action plan in Juba on 20 November 2009 to end the use of children as soldiers. Non-State armed groups, such as the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)/Abu Ghasim, SLA/Free Will and Justice and Equality Movement/Peace Wing committed to releasing children and to developing action plans in collaboration with the United Nations. SLA/Minni Minnawi agreed to grant unimpeded and immediate access to areas under their control for verification of compliance with the provisions of an action plan they signed in 2007. 48. The Special Representative commended the Government of National Unity for the progress made in the last two years to strengthen protection for children. Family and child protection units have been established in Darfur, Khartoum and other states in Northern Sudan. Demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) commissions work closely with the United Nations to facilitate the release and integration of former child combatants. 49. At the community level, religious leaders in Darfur agreed to begin a campaign and deliver public messages in their mosques calling for an end to child recruitment. In West Darfur, the Special Representative spoke with youth, sheikhs, sheikhas and umdas (traditional leaders) who brought to her attention the issue of insecurity and the fertile ground for recruitment within IDP camps. 50. Commanders of the Ugandan armed forces present in Western Equatoria expressed willingness to develop protocols to assist children rescued during military operations. Sri Lanka 51. On behalf of the Special Representative, Special Envoy Cammaert visited Sri Lanka between 6 and 11 December 2009. The Special Envoy was particularly concerned about the confinement of displaced children in closed camps and the reintegration of children formerly associated with armed groups. He also expressed concern about cases of recruitment and re-recruitment of children by Iniya Barathi (who was part of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Puligal (TMVP) breakaway faction, under Karuna’s leadership) in the Eastern province. 6 S/2009/84. 13