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diligence guidelines referred to in paragraph 7 of this resolution and continue its collaboration with other forums; 7. Supports taking forward the Group of Experts’ recommendations on guidelines for due diligence for importers, processing industries and consumers of Congolese mineral products, as set out in paragraphs 356 to 369 in part IX of the final report (S/2010/596), to mitigate the risk of further exacerbating the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by providing direct or indirect support to: – illegal armed groups, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, – those found to violate the asset freeze and travel ban on sanctioned individuals and entities, as renewed by paragraph 3 above, – criminal networks and perpetrators of serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses, including those within the national armed forces. 8. Calls upon all States to take appropriate steps to raise awareness of the due diligence guidelines referred to above, and to urge importers, processing industries and consumers of Congolese mineral products to exercise due diligence