A/HRC/26/52 1. State efforts 58. In the wake of the crisis, the Government established a series of mechanisms to provide victims with assistance, including the Directorate for War Victims, the post-conflict assistance project, the National Programme for Social Cohesion, the Solidarity and Social Cohesion Observatory, the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the National Human Rights Commission, the special investigation unit and the National Commission of Inquiry. These mechanisms and institutions, which are described in the detail below, are entirely dedicated to victims. 59. The Directorate for War Victims is attached to the Ministry for Solidarity, the Family, Women and Children and is responsible for identifying and assisting “war victims”. Since it was set up, it has helped to resettle internally displaced persons immediately after the crisis (May 2011) and has raised awareness of voluntary return, provided subsidies, distributed food kits to displaced persons and financed the creation of income-generating activities. The Directorate has also conducted a census of war victims, 11 provided psychological and medical care to 143 victims, supported victims of gender-based violence, awarded 200 scholarships and provided legal assistance to victims. In addition, the Ministry of Education and Technical Education has ensured that child victims receive an education. 60. The post-conflict assistance project, set up in 2007, is financed by the World Bank and headed by the Office of the Prime Minister. Its mission is to enhance employment opportunities and access to social services for the communities and individuals affected by the conflict. Efforts already under way include quick-impact income-generating activities, the construction and refurbishment of infrastructure in the departments of Duékoué, Guiglo, Tai, Bloléquin, Toulépleu and Soubré. The project has helped selected communities to establish some 131 “Peace Committees” for conflict prevention and management. It has funded a training and settlement programme for 1,000 young people in Duékoué, Bangolo and Guiglo in the areas of agriculture, herding, trade and services as well as an emergency return project for internally displaced persons in five villages in Duékoué. 61. The National Programme for Social Cohesion is an interministerial programme to mend the social fabric, foster coexistence, create the conditions for durable social peace and resolve the major problems that jeopardize national cohesion. Since its establishment, the programme has been working to set up a framework for exchange and collaboration with victims’ associations as well as community and intercommunity counselling services for the population of Anonkoua-Kouté, Angbovia and Bocanda. It is also implementing an agreement with the Directorate-General for Employment regarding the social and professional reintegration of vulnerable groups, the reception of returning refugees, the development of economic projects to provide employment for voluntary repatriates and the design, with UNOCI, of projects to refurbish community infrastructure. 62. The Solidarity and Social Cohesion Observatory works to strengthen solidarity and social cohesion by developing early warning mechanisms and decision-making tools. Headed by the Ministry for Solidarity, the Family, Women and Children, the Observatory’s mission includes defining and updating solidarity and social cohesion indicators, taking steps to promote and protect solidarity and social cohesion, conducting research and assessing relevant national policies and programmes. Its activities include strengthening the operational capacity of relevant government bodies and guiding the formulation of the national solidarity and social cohesion policy. The policy will catalogue the harm suffered 11 GE.14-02949 In March 2013, their number stood at 70,000. See international conference on the situation of the victims of the Ivorian crisis, Abidjan, 12‒14 February 2014, presentation by the Directorate for War Victims. 13