Human Rights Council Resolution 7/20. Technical cooperation and advisory services in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council, Recalling General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling also its resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, by which it renewed the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo until such time as it would be considered by the Council according to its programme of work, Recalling further that, in its resolution 5/1, the Council decided that decisions to create, review or discontinue country mandates should also take into account the principles of cooperation and genuine dialogue aimed at strengthening the capacity of Member States to comply with their human rights obligations, and that any decision to streamline, merge or eventually discontinue mandates should always be guided by the need for improvement of the enjoyment and the protection of human rights, Taking into account the discussions held at the present session of the Council on the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the context of the review, rationalization and improvement of the mandates of the Council, Expressing its appreciation for the role undertaken by the international community, in particular by the African Union and the European Union in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which contributed to improving the situation on the ground, including the holding of presidential elections in 2006, and bearing in mind the challenges still faced by the country, Considering that the pertinent work undertaken by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the human rights section of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is mutually reinforcing with that of the thematic special procedures,