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19.
Welcomes in this regard the adoption on 3 June 2016 of a decree on the
establishment, responsibilities, organization and functioning of the National Committee to
Combat Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, which has been tasked with coordinating within
national security institutions the efforts of the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to prevent
conflict-related sexual violence and respond to such violence and to enhance the fight
against impunity for crimes of sexual violence committed by armed men;
20.
Calls upon the international community to continue, if necessary, to support
the reconstruction and reconciliation process under way in Côte d’Ivoire and to provide the
assistance requested in the specific areas in which such assistance is necessary, including in
strengthening the capacity of the mechanisms for combating violence against women and
children;
21.
Also calls upon the Government of Côte d’Ivoire to ensure the full
inclusiveness of the constitutional review process and to invite all Ivorian stakeholders,
including political parties, civil society and the media, to continue to work together to
consolidate national reconciliation and social cohesion, and urges the Ivorian authorities to
seize this opportunity to strengthen the legal framework for the protection of human rights
in the country;
22.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to provide the technical assistance requested by the Government of Côte d’Ivoire in
order to strengthen the capacity of the National Human Rights Commission of Côte
d’Ivoire, with a view to closing down the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire in June
2017, and encourages the Ivorian authorities to bring the Commission into conformity with
the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection
of human rights (Paris Principles) and to provide it with the necessary means to carry out its
work independently;
23.
Calls upon the international community to encourage the national efforts
made by Côte d’Ivoire and its institutions to strengthen the rule of law in the country, and
to respond to its requests for technical assistance in the humanitarian, educational, health,
economic and social spheres;
24.
Also calls upon the international community to continue to support, upon
request, the National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire through technical
assistance and capacity-building programmes with a view to enabling it to contribute
effectively to the promotion and protection of the fundamental rights of the Ivorian people,
in accordance with the Paris Principles;
25.
Decides accordingly to extend, for a final one-year period, until 30 June
2017, the mandate on capacity-building and technical cooperation with Côte d’Ivoire in the
field of human rights;
26.
Requests the Independent Expert to submit a report and his final
recommendations to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth session.
45th meeting
1 July 2016
[Adopted without a vote.]
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