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treatment, the number of young people placed in such security units could not exceed 12. In
principle, the placement of children in security units should only be temporary and
preventive, since extended stays in these units, despite the quality services, may jeopardize
their family, social, school, professional and cultural reinsertion.
343. With regard to the situation of children of prisoners, Luxembourg did not have
specific legislation, and such situations were treated on a case-by-case basis (currently only
one case) in order to determine and ensure respect of the best interest of the child. Any new
legislation would be seen as imposing new constraints and might force all parties to a very
strict framework.
344. The recommendations concerning the hosting conditions for foreigners referred to
the welcome and integration office in Luxembourg established by a law in December 2008.
The office was responsible, in coordination with the inter-ministerial committee on
integration, for the elaboration of a draft national plan of action for integration, and for
combating discrimination by identifying the main strategic areas for action by the
Government, identifying the policy measures that needed to be implemented. The draft had
been submitted to the Government for approval. The Government would present a
comprehensive strategy and determine targeted measures for the integration of aliens and to
combat discrimination. Regarding equal treatment on education, any child of compulsory
school age living in Luxembourg should be registered in school, regardless of nationality or
status. A child could therefore not be refused access to school on racial, sex, language or
religious grounds. Because of the specific language situation in Luxembourg, the Ministry
of National Education had increased the number of measures to ensure that newly arrived
children had access to school and were taught the three administrative languages of
Luxembourg.
345. With regard to the working conditions of migrants, there were no particular
problems for migrants, either men or women. Luxembourg’s legislation on labour issues
applied in an equal and non-discriminatory manner to all workers in the territory. Equal pay
for men and women was also guaranteed by the labour code. Neither the Government nor
the courts had any particular information concerning problems in this area. Luxembourg did
not see any particular reason to introduce positive discrimination in working conditions,
since all workers were treated on an equal footing.
346. Luxembourg pledged to achieve the human rights voluntary goals enshrined in
Council resolution 9/12.
347. Lastly, with regard to the recommendation that it continue its commitment to official
development assistance (ODA), Luxembourg confirmed that it would continue to
strengthen its development cooperation policy with the objective of combating poverty and
helping developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. In 2009,
Luxembourg would allocate 0.92 per cent of GNP to ODA. Luxembourg would continue its
efforts to achieve a rate of 1 per cent in coming years, and also continue to encourage its
partners in the European Union and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development to respect their commitments to ODA in the United Nations or the European
Union. Luxembourg felt particular responsibility in this connection, since it was under its
presidency of the European Council in May 2005 that the States members of the European
Union had undertaken an historical commitment to set up a new common and strong
objective of raising ODA to 0.56 per cent by 2010, and to reach 0.7 per cent by 2015.
(b)
Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome
348.
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No views were expressed by States Members and observers of the Council.
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