PSC/AHG/2(CCL) Annex 4 Page 12 organization of an African Solidarity Conference and the formulation as well as the implementation of a post-conflict support program to consolidate peace in Burundi. 38. It should also be noted that the period under review was marked by the holding of a series of polls, which began, on 24 May, with local council elections, followed by presidential elections, on 28 June, parliamentary elections, on 23 July, senatorial elections, on 28 July, and the hills or neighborhoods elections, on 7 September 2010. The AU contributed to this electoral process, including through the observation of the various elections and the granting of financial assistance. ii) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 39. The Tripoli Plan of Action called for the mobilization of greater support from Member States for post-conflict reconstruction and development in DRC. It is within this framework that the Commission sent a multidisciplinary assessment mission to the country, from 21 January to 13 February 2010. The mission made important recommendations that the Council considered at its 230th meeting. The Commission is working towards the convening of an African Solidarity Conference and the implementation of a post-conflict support program. Also, steps will be initiated to implement the provisions of the Tripoli Plan of Action on the illegal exploitation of DRC's natural resources. Meanwhile, the Commission took part in the Summit organized by the Secretariat of the International Conference on the Great Lakes on this issue. 40. Regarding the other components of the Tripoli Plan of Action, it should be noted that the operations of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), supported by the United Nations, against foreign armed groups (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda - FDLR and Lord’s Resistance Army - LRA) have enabled the Congolese Government to neutralize a substantial number of the elements of the negative forces. In this regard, and as discussed below, the Commission has taken steps to facilitate a more coordinated regional action to neutralize the LRA and bring to an end its destabilizing activities and atrocities in the DRC, Southern Sudan and RCA. On its part, the Panel of the Wise held its eighth meeting in Kinshasa, in May 2010, to discuss the issue of women and children in armed conflict, which has been the subject of a specific provision in the Plan of Action in relation to the situation in eastern DRC. Finally, the Commission convened in Addis Ababa, on 20 September 2010, a meeting on the issue of nomadic pastoralists Mbororos, which was brought to its attention by the Congolese Government. Council will be informed in due course of the steps taken to follow-up on the conclusions of this meeting. 41. The Congolese Government has continued efforts to implement the Agreements of 23 March 2009 signed with Congolese armed groups. The Commission supports this process through its Liaison Office in the DRC. The Commission also actively participated in the consultations initiated in connection with the renewal of MONUC's mandate, in the context of the request made by the Congolese Government for the adoption of a plan for the withdrawal of the Mission. On 28 May 2010, the Security Council adopted a resolution which provides for a drawdown of MONUC, the changing