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Re-establish relations with OHCHR and conclude the outstanding memorandum of understanding on the status of the office of OHCHR in Bujumbura

Offer full cooperation to the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry on Burundi to conduct unhindered visits to the country, and provide it with all the information and assistance necessary to fulfil its mandate

Resume cooperation with the mechanisms of the United Nations system on the protection and promotion of human rights

Respond positively to the pending visit requests from the special procedure mandate holders

Cooperate with the United Nations Commission of Inquiry, as well as with OHCHR, with a view to improving the human rights situation on the ground and promoting accountability

Restore immediately cooperation with OHCHR and grant access to the Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry on Burundi (Rwanda); 1 137.38 Re-establish cooperation and collaboration with OHCHR and the Commission of Inquiry by allowing their members unhindered access to the country and relevant sites and people

Explore opportunities of partnership with OHCHR with a view to benefiting from relevant assistance and support from the Office

Share best national practices of the peaceful coexistence of different religions and confessions

Share with others national best practices for peaceful coexistence

Further strengthen its consistent efforts to realize universal access to education and continue to seek cooperation with other international stakeholders, such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in this regard

Work to address the shelter needs of migrants and asylum seekers, and in particular improve living conditions in open centres

Seek support from the international community to implement the Children’s Code and to provide technical assistance and capacity-building for the appropriate training of Senegalese teachers

Ensure sufficient resources are allocated for the effective implementation of the Fourth National Action Plan on Combating Trafficking in Persons, in particular to improve the support provided to child victims of trafficking

Strengthen civil-military cooperation in the fight against terrorism

Share with others the unique and pioneering experience in managing pilgrims and visitors and providing them with health care and other services

Collaborate with the Human Rights Council to establish a hybrid mechanism for an impartial and independent investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with the participation of international experts

Invite a team of international experts to participate in the investigation of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as requested by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and provide full support to this team, including full access to evidence and witnesses

Notify the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as a State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture of a national preventive mechanism for independent monitoring in all detention facilities

Collaborate more closely with the private sector and other relevant organizations and associations to find ways to remove structural or policy barriers that can impede women from contributing more in the workplace and in all sectors

Cooperate with OHCHR, in line with Human Rights Council resolution 36/2 and as accepted by Burundi

Engage constructively with the opposition to find a solution to the crisis in Burundi that is conducive to free, fair and peaceful elections in 2020

Respond positively to requests for visits from United Nations special rapporteurs, including the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Call on international technical assistance to review the legal framework in respect of certain traditional social attitudes and, in particular, corporal punishment, with a view to follow up on paragraph 14 of the recommendations from the first cycle and paragraphs 102.80, 102.81, 102.82, 102.83, 102.84, 102.85 and 102.86 of those from the second cycle

Strengthen international cooperation to promote and protect human rights, especially through technical assistance

Continue and strengthen efforts in promoting the culture of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence among different religious communities

Continuously strive towards enhancing State capacity to consolidate the gains of peace and disarmament through the dismantling and suppression of mercenaries and foreign-armed actors in all parts of the country

Fight impunity and support national and international investigation of human rights violations, including the investigation by the Special Criminal Court of the Central African Republic

Strengthen cooperation with international and human rights bodies

Strengthen its cooperation with treaty bodies

Share its experiences on the implementation of the law on special reprieve and the reintegration of former convicts into the community