A/HRC/10/29 2005, continued to study infrastructure needs for remote areas, including projects relating to construction of houses, roads, health centres and schools. 428. On recommendation 24 relating to knowledge exchange, the Universal Periodic Review Committee was working on the modalities of organizing workshops and seminars with interested countries. 429. Of the 17 recommendations under consideration, the United Arab Emirates identified recommendations 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 17 mentioned in paragraph 92 of the Working Group report as being in direct contradiction with the Constitution, religious code, traditional values and national interest, and hence did not enjoy the country’s support. The remaining eight recommendations — 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 14, 15 and 16 — continued to be under consideration. (b) Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome 430. Algeria expressed appreciation regarding the positive response by the United Arab Emirates to its recommendation on the organization of training sessions and seminars on human rights for law enforcement authorities in charge of combating terrorism. The United Arab Emirates had accepted recommendations made during the review, which was proof of its commitment to ensure equality and social justice for all, spread a culture of human rights, improve the situation of women and migrant workers and combat human trafficking. 431. Bahrain commended the positive steps taken by the United Arab Emirates to implement a number of recommendations and welcomed its accession to the Palermo Protocol. Bahrain praised the efforts made to combat human trafficking and the country’s contribution to the publication, by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in 2009, of the world report on trafficking in persons. Bahrain expressed appreciation for the invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children to visit the country in 2009. 432. Cuba congratulated the United Arab Emirates on its commitment to the universal periodic review. A country of peace and solidarity and a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, the United Arab Emirates had demonstrated its commitment to the implementation of economic and social rights. At the session of the Working Group in December 2008, the United Arab Emirates had provided detailed information and exchanged opinions with all countries. Cuba emphasized the improvement of the living conditions of migrant workers, especially with regard to health, housing rights and dispute settlement. Finally, Cuba welcomed the decision of the United Arab Emirates to accept its recommendation. 433. Pakistan thanked the delegation for presenting a comprehensive national plan of action, which sought to implement the State’s voluntary commitments and accepted recommendations. Specific steps had been taken, such as the ratification of the Palermo Protocol, the commitment to sign the Convention against Torture and the protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and early ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Regarding expatriate workers, Pakistan was encouraged to see appropriate responses that sought to ensure improvement of working hours and accommodation facilities, new procedures of labour disputes, as well as the introduction of a comprehensive compulsory insurance policy. 434. The Syrian Arab Republic appreciated the cooperation that the United Arab Emirates had extended to the review mechanism and to all other United Nations human rights mechanisms. It had presented a comprehensive national report and participated professionally in the review. The United Arab Emirates had made great efforts to comply with the recommendations, in particular by extending an invitation to the Special Rapporteurs on contemporary forms of racism and on the sale of children, and by acceding to the Palermo Protocol. 154 GE.09-17451