A/HRC/10/85 page 19 63. Support will also be needed to rebuild institutions that have been destroyed by the war. It will be important to instil in the minds of all concerned that adequate capacity in the field of human rights is as much an integral part of an effective Government as is security, finance or foreign affairs. Other nascent institutions, such as law enforcement agencies, the judiciary and the military will also need to build the adequate human rights capacity. 64. Additionally, the capacity of independent structures, such as civil society organizations will have to be built or enhanced so that they are able to monitor independently the human rights situation. This is intrinsically linked to the constitutional process, which should provide the basis for a national structure, as well as for the engagement of civil society. 65. I agree with the assessment of the Human Rights Unit of UNPOS that until the establishment of effective national and local human rights monitoring, protection and promotion mechanisms, and until an adequate international presence is secured on the ground, all local organizations and agencies involved directly or indirectly in the protection of human rights will need to build partnerships to objectively monitor the human rights situation, and provide the Government and the opposition with the necessary support for the protection and promotion of human rights. They have rightly stated during the above-mentioned preparatory conference held in Djibouti on 21-22 November 2008 that no peace process, however ambitious it might be, will succeed, if it does not provide for the protection and promotion of human rights, justice and reconciliation. The latter can only be achieved effectively, if past violations are investigated and justice is found for the victims. 66. In this context, the international community will have to ensure that any future international involvement in Somalia, be it through peacekeeping or through reconstruction and development, includes a human rights component. Any international assistance to the Unity Government must include as a precondition that they must not only ensure the development of institutional mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights but also make efforts to hold accountable all those responsible for war crimes or serious human rights abuses, both past and future. VI. RECOMMENDATIONS 67. In my oral report presented to the ninth session of the Council in September 2008, I had made a number of recommendations for different stakeholders in the Somali crisis. Most of them remain valid. I shall however add some new ones in light of my latest visit to the region and also, most especially, in the light of the election of the new president, the new extended Parliament and the Government of Unity. Recommendations to the new Government of Unity 68. The new Government selected through the Djibouti process will have enormous challenges, one of its main initial ones being to establish itself in Somalia and tackle the issue of security, to build on the steps already taken by the new president. Recommendations could include: • Making human rights as the foundation of the transition; focus on protecting lives