A/RES/54/182 Page 3 (f) The cooperation extended by the Government of the Sudan and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement/Army to the humanitarian needs assessment mission of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Food Programme to the Nuba Mountains, which took place from 21 to 24 June 1999; (g) The expressed commitment of the Government of the Sudan to respect and promote human rights and the rule of law and its expressed commitment to a process of democratization with a view to establishing a representative and accountable government, reflecting the aspirations of the people of the Sudan; (h) The stipulation of basic human rights and freedoms in the Constitution of the Sudan, which entered into force on 1 July 1998; (i) The establishment of the Constitutional Court, which has been in operation since April 1999; (j) The creation of the Committee for the Eradication of Abduction of Women and Children as a constructive response on the part of the Government of the Sudan and the cooperation extended to the Committee by the local communities and the support of the international community and non-governmental organizations; (k) The efforts to implement the right to education; (l) The commitments made by the Government of the Sudan to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, in particular the commitment not to use or recruit children under the age of 18 as soldiers; (m) The efforts to address the problem of internally displaced persons; 2. Expresses its deep concern: (a) At the impact of the current armed conflict on the situation of human rights and its adverse effect on the civilian population, in particular women and children, and continuing serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by all parties, in particular: (i) The occurrence of cases of extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary execution resulting from conflict between members of the armed forces and their allies, and armed insurgent groups, including the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army; (ii) The occurrence, within the framework of the conflict in southern Sudan, of cases of enforced or involuntary disappearance, the use of children as soldiers and combatants, forced conscription, forced displacement, arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment of civilians; (iii) The abduction of women and children to be subjected to forced labour or similar conditions; (iv) The use of weapons, including landmines, against the civilian population; /...