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11.
Calls on all parties to ensure that the progress made at the London
Conference is consolidated through effective action, and to redouble their efforts to support
the people of Somalia in their search for a better future for their country and, in this regard,
welcomes the intention of the Government of Turkey to hold a conference on Somalia in
Istanbul;
12.
Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Human Rights Council, at its
twenty-first session, a report assessing current United Nations support for efforts in Somalia
to end all human rights abuses and combat impunity, as reflected in the report of the
Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review on Somalia, 1 and containing proposals
for a more integrated approach across the United Nations system, considering in this
context the role of the field presence of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights in Somalia;
13.
Urges all parties to facilitate rapid and unhindered humanitarian access;
14.
Notes the importance of sustainable development in supporting national and
international peacebuilding efforts and, in this context, emphasizes the role that the
realization of all human rights can play in building sustainable peace in Somalia;
15.
Encourages Somalia to implement the recommendations it accepted
following its review at the eleventh session of the Working Group on the Universal
Periodic Review, including through bilateral and multilateral cooperation;
16.
Looks forward to the reports of the Independent Expert on the situation of
human rights in Somalia and of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its
causes and consequences, to be presented to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-first
and twentieth sessions, respectively;
17.
Welcomes the ongoing role of the Office of the High Commissioner in
providing technical assistance for the Transitional Federal Government and regional
authorities, within the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding, and encourages
the speedy and effective implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between
the Office of the High Commissioner and the Transitional Federal Government for this
purpose;
18.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to continue to provide the
Independent Expert with all the human, technical and financial assistance necessary to carry
out his mandate;
19.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
[Adopted without a vote.]
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