A/72/53/Add.1 9. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 42nd meeting 29 September 2017 [Adopted without a vote.] 36/30. Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council, Reaffirming that all States have an obligation to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to discharge their obligations under the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments to which they are parties, and to fulfil their obligations under those treaties and agreements, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 of 18 June 2007, 7/20 of 27 March 2008 and S-8/1 of 1 December 2008, Recalling further its resolutions 10/33 of 27 March 2009, 13/22 of 26 March 2010, 16/35 of 25 March 2011, 19/27 of 23 March 2012, 24/27 of 27 September 2013, 27/27 of 26 September 2014 and 30/26 of 2 October 2015, 33/29 of 30 September 2016 and 35/33 of 23 June 2017, in which the Human Rights Council called upon the international community to support the national efforts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its institutions with a view to improving the situation of human rights and to respond to its requests for technical assistance, Taking note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its resolution 33/29, on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the activities of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,57 Welcoming the progress made by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular at the institutional and legislative levels, with the adoption by the Senate of an act relating to the protection and responsibility of human rights defenders and the creation of an interministerial committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Deeply concerned about the continued violations of civil and political rights, particularly the freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly, committed by State actors in the context of important electoral events, Deeply concerned also about the humanitarian consequences of the violence affecting civilian populations, particularly children and women, which have led to the internal displacement of more than 3.8 million people inside the country and 7.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance, Recognizing the important role of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in documenting human rights violations and in improving the situation of human rights in the country, Noting the efforts made in the region, in particular by the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Economic Community of Central African States aimed at contributing to peace and stability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Noting also the progress made in the fight against impunity for sexual violence and for access to justice for victims, including through the establishment by the Office of the Personal Representative of the Head of State tasked with fighting sexual violence and the 57 82 A/HRC/36/34. GE.17-18194