A/HRC/35/43 should continue to play their role, so that proactive action can be taken on the basis of constructive dialogue and effective communication with the people. These mechanisms, developed with the assistance of UNOCI, are already operational; (c) The ongoing reform of the security sector: action on disarmament and on raising the professional standards of the defence and security services must continue, in order to restrict the possession of weapons to the law-enforcement services and ensure the protection of everyone living in Côte d’Ivoire. 76. The question now is how the commitments made by the international community to Côte d’Ivoire can be met in such a way as to enable the country to consolidate the progress made on human rights and to continue to promote them. In consultation with the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, the United Nations country team, the diplomatic corps and other major partners, UNOCI has developed a strategy that should enable Côte d’Ivoire to take over all outstanding cases in full. This strategy is set out in a document entitled “The end of the UNOCI mandate in Côte d’Ivoire: consolidating the gains of peacekeeping”. A substantial part of the document deals with strengthening social cohesion, human rights, transitional justice, defence and security. It would be useful to highlight in this report two of the document’s main features, namely the importance of the role of the National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire in the promotion and protection of human rights and the role of the United Nations country team in Côte d’Ivoire. In keeping with this strategy, the Independent Expert would like to draw attention to the need to continue to strengthen the role and the resources of the National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire so that it can fully assume its mandate and to the fact that the transition period following the departure of UNOCI leaves a significant burden of cases for the country team. 77. In these circumstances, the Independent Expert would like to invite the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the United Nations to discuss the establishment of a temporary international focal point, to be based in Côte d’Ivoire, which would coordinate the implementation of the outstanding human rights issues. The role of the focal point would centre on building the capacity of Ivorian institutions in the protection and promotion of human rights. 78. In his personal capacity, the Independent Expert would like to add that he is honoured to have had the opportunity to serve the people of Côte d’Ivoire. B. Recommendations 79. The Independent Expert recommends that the Ivorian authorities take the following action to strengthen the security and stability of the country: (a) Ensure that all Ivorians can share in the benefits of economic progress in a participatory and inclusive manner; (b) Continue the reform of the Ivorian army and raise its professional standards through the adoption of a charter of ethics and a code of professional conduct, the establishment of a mediation mechanism within the army, the modernization of military justice and the strengthening of initial and in-service training programmes focusing on the promotion of human rights and international humanitarian law; (c) Continue to support the activities of the national committee to combat conflict-related sexual violence in maintaining its monitoring of sexual violence committed by the national defence and security forces. 80. The Independent Expert recommends that the Ivorian authorities take the following action in support of national reconciliation: (a) Adopt a legal text that gives a precise definition of the concept of victim in the context of the crises in Côte d’Ivoire; 16 GE.17-08076