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15.
Acknowledges the difficulty of the circumstances under which the National
Commission of Inquiry operates, and that the continuation of the armed conflict and the
continued violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of
international humanitarian law necessitate the continuation of the Commission’s mandate
and the intensification of its work in accordance with presidential decree No. 50 of 23 August
2017, and urges that its tasks be completed professionally, impartially and comprehensively;
16.
Urges all parties to the armed conflict to take all the measures necessary to
ensure effective, impartial and independent investigations into all alleged violations and
abuses of human rights and alleged violations of international humanitarian law, in
accordance with international standards, with a view to identifying perpetrators and ending
impunity;
17.
Decides to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent International and
Regional Experts for a further period of one year, renewable as authorized by the Human
Rights Council, as follows:
(a)
To monitor and report on the situation of human rights, to carry out
comprehensive investigations into all alleged violations and abuses of international human
rights law and all alleged violations of international humanitarian law committed by all
parties to the conflict since September 2014, including possible gender dimensions of such
violations, to establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations and
abuses, to collect, preserve and analyse information and, where possible, to identify those
responsible;
(b)
To continue to make recommendations on improving respect for and the
protection and fulfilment of international human rights law and international humanitarian
law, and to provide continued guidance on access to justice, accountability, reconciliation
and healing, as appropriate;
(c)
To engage with Yemeni authorities and all stakeholders, in particular relevant
United Nations agencies, the field presence of the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights in Yemen, authorities of the Gulf States and the League of
Arab States with a view to exchanging information and providing support for national,
regional and international efforts to promote accountability for human rights violations and
abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen;
(d)
To explore and report on recommended approaches and practical mechanisms
of accountability to secure truth, justice and redress for victims, in coordination with relevant
mandates of the special procedures of the Human Rights Council;
18.
Requests the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to present
a comprehensive written report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-eighth session, to be
followed by an interactive dialogue;
19.
Decides to transmit the report of the Group of Eminent International and
Regional Experts to the General Assembly, and recommends that the Assembly transmit the
report to all relevant bodies of the United Nations;
20.
Urges all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen to extend full and unfettered
access and cooperation to the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts;
21.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to continue to
provide the full administrative, technical and logistical support necessary to enable the Group
of Eminent International and Regional Experts to carry out its mandate;
22.
Requests the High Commissioner to continue to provide substantive capacitybuilding, technical assistance and advice and legal support to enable the National
Commission of Inquiry to continue to investigate allegations of violations and abuses
committed by all parties in Yemen and in line with international standards, and encourages
all parties to the conflict in Yemen to extend full and transparent access and cooperation to
the National Commission and the Office of the High Commissioner;
23.
Requests the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts to present
to the Human Rights Council, at its forty-sixth session, an oral update on the situation of
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