HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS PS6 United Nations’ support to national and regional security forces, law enforcement agencies, and non-State actors integrates human rights and complies with the Human Rights Due Diligence Policy. With technical assistance from UN Human Rights, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) developed a Code of Conduct on Human Rights, launched in January. The Code of Conduct outlines fundamental human rights standards and principles that are relevant to law enforcement and highlights the importance of protecting women, children, older persons, refugees and victims of human trafficking in all law enforcement-related tasks. Following the launch, LAF announced that a number of legal adviser positions had been created in the departments responsible for monitoring the dissemination and implementation of the Code of Conduct. Moreover, the Office received official requests from the other two main security agencies in Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces and the General Security Office, to assist with the revision of their respective codes of conduct, introduce accountability elements and ensure wider dissemination of the documents among their personnel. OHCHR provided technical support to MINUSMA and engaged RCs in G5 Sahel countries to establish a common understanding of Security Council resolution 2480 (2019) and to plan the implementation of the Human Rights Due Diligence Framework in G5 Sahel countries. Security Council resolution 2480, which expanded the mandate of MINUSMA to support the G5S Joint Force in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, made strong references to compliance with the HRDDP regarding UN support to non-UN security forces. To this end, the Office provided technical and operational support to MINUSMA for the organization, in October, of regional consultations on the implementation of the HRDDP in the context of MINUSMA’s support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force outside of Mali. In addition, we prepared a draft General and Preliminary Risk Assessment Framework on MINUSMA support to the FC-G5S, which will serve as a basis for specific HRDDP risk assessments for cases/operations/forces across the Sahel region. In Myanmar, the Office provided support to the development of a Human Rights Due Diligence Framework for the work of the UNCT Myanmar. The work originated from a recommendation issued by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar that the UNCT should undergo a human rights due diligence analysis. The advice and recommendations from the UN Human Rights team were adopted by the Myanmar UNCT and a draft Human Rights Due Diligence Framework was developed by OHCHR that provides clear guidance and next steps for implementation in 2020. PS7 The use of private military and security companies, and the development and deployment of new technologies, weapons and tactics, are increasingly consistent with and respect international human rights law and international humanitarian law. 36 UN HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2019 The Working Group on mercenaries participated in the first session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on private military and security companies (PMSCs) and reiterated its support for a legally binding instrument supported by the findings made in its two thematic reports on the human rights impact of PMSCs in the extractive sector (A/ HRC/42/42) and on gender and PMSCs (A/74/244), which highlighted the gaps in regulation and accountability created by insufficient PMSC regulation. It also stressed the importance of ensuring strong human rights safeguards in any future regulatory mechanism. The mandate consistently emphasized the need for strengthened regulation, including in engagements with States, private industry and in the context of multi-stakeholder initiatives.