Content_paragraphs:  During those meetings, the representatives of the African Union and the United
  
  Nations acknowledged the concrete practical steps and the progress achieved in the
  
  implementation of the national plan for the protection of civilians along both tracks,
  
  physical protection and protective environment. They also acknowledged the positive
  
  impact of the political transformation in the Sudan on the protection of civilians in
  
  Darfur and reaffirmed the primary responsibility of the Government to protect its
  
  citizens. In that regard, they welcomed the establishment, by decree No. 360 of
  
  13 October 2020, of a civilian protection force, which started to deploy on 15 October.
  
  The force is composed of 12,000 troops based in three sectors at 18 team sites in
  
  Darfur, including the current footprint of UNAMID, and at an additional six sites.
  
  They also welcomed the collection and destruction of some 300,000 weapons; the
  
  strengthening of the Sudanese police presence in Darfur by newly graduated units of
  
  female-only police officers to tend to the needs of women and children; the training
  
  of internally displaced persons in community policing and early warning as a measure
  
  to address their specific needs and build trust; the adoption of new legislation as well
  
  as engagement with communities of internally displaced persons to find long-term
  
  solutions to their needs; and the organization of a number of reconciliation
  
  conferences between tribes in West and North Darfur.