A/HRC/RES/46/23 defenders, in the interest of fostering an open and inclusive political environment that supports sustainable peace, Recognizing that transitional justice mechanisms are important elements in a national reconciliation process, as they, inter alia, address accountability, reparations, truth-seeking and guarantees of non-recurrence, emphasizing the importance of the agreed principles for transitional justice and the establishment of the hybrid court for South Sudan, the commission for truth, reconciliation and healing and the compensation and reparation authority, as outlined in chapter V of the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, and underlining the role that domestic, regional and international accountability mechanisms can play in assisting South Sudan to ensure accountability, Recalling the signing of the Rome Declaration on the peace process in South Sudan on 12 January 2020, in which the Government of South Sudan and non-signatories to the Revitalized Agreement recommitted to the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access of 21 December 2017, and calling upon all parties to the Rome process to resume fully inclusive talks mediated by the Community of Sant’Egidio, while expressing concern at ongoing violations of the permanent ceasefire and the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities, Protection of Civilians and Humanitarian Access, and urging all parties to the conflict to fully honour their commitments in this regard, Recalling also the formation of the Government of South Sudan, and recognizing that this represented a significant step forward in the implementation of the Revitalized Agreement and an opportunity for peace, stability and sustainable improvement in the situation in South Sudan through, inter alia, the implementation of the commitments and obligations of South Sudan with respect to international human rights law and its obligations under international humanitarian law, Recognizing that the provision of technical assistance and capacity-building by the international community to South Sudan, including in response to requests from the Government of South Sudan, remains vital to efforts by all actors to realize peace, stability and a sustainable improvement in the situation in South Sudan, Recognizing also the continued need to step up the scale, coordination, coherence and quality of all capacity development in and technical assistance to South Sudan in the field of human rights, Recognizing further existing technical assistance and capacity-building efforts, such as the work undertaken by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations police and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide technical assistance and capacity-building to the armed forces, State institutions and the justice system of South Sudan, Welcoming the appointment of governors and deputy governors in all States, and the ongoing consultations to implement the reconstitution of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, Noting the additional challenges posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to local, regional, national and international efforts to advance the situation of human rights in South Sudan, Observing that, as the situation of human rights improves in South Sudan, it would be appropriate to consider this matter under agenda item 10 at future sessions of the Human Rights Council, 1. Welcomes the recent steps taken by the Government of South Sudan towards finalizing governance structures in South Sudan, and calls upon the Government to continue to make progress in finalizing all layers of State and local government and reconstituting the Transitional National Legislative Assembly, in accordance with the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan; 2. Stresses that States have the primary responsibility for the promotion and protection of human rights, and should take measures to prevent human rights violations and abuses and to provide an effective remedy for victims of such violations and abuses, and 2