A/HRC/11/37 range of recommendations aimed at strengthening the national system for the promotion and protection of human rights. 356. China indicated that, during the review process, Nigeria had adopted a positive and open posture in presenting its efforts and achievements in promoting and protecting human rights, and had spoken frankly about the difficulties and challenges it faced in this regard. It appreciated the fact that Nigeria had actively implemented the recommendations it had accepted and hoped that it would make even greater progress in ensuring judicial independence, improving education quality and realizing the Millennium Development Goals. It was convinced that Nigeria would continue to overcome its difficulties and make progress in the field of human rights, and appealed to the international community to show full understanding for the practical difficulties and challenges facing Nigeria, and to support the Government in its efforts to protect human rights. 357. Algeria stressed Nigeria’s commitment to promote and protect women’s rights and human rights in general, which was reflected not only domestically through the steps it had taken or intended to take to implement accepted recommendations, but also through its constructive role in the Council. Algeria was encouraged by Nigeria’s acceptance of its recommendation to continue incorporating the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women into its domestic law. Algeria noted Nigeria’s will to improve its performance in the fields of education, health and poverty reduction, which reflected its determination to fulfil human rights. It referred to Nigeria’s respect of human rights in access to justice and law enforcement. Algeria added that possibilities in terms of technical assistance in these areas were significant. 358. Egypt highlighted the important progress made by Nigeria towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals and the priority given to the promotion and protection of human rights. It referred to the national plan of action and the seven-point agenda defining the Government’s priorities in several areas, including the development of human capital, food security, functional education and the rule of law. Egypt welcomed Nigeria’s cooperation with OHCHR and the international human rights mechanisms. 359. Saudi Arabia noted that Nigeria had voluntarily committed to the recommendations made. It said that the review process was an opportunity for Nigeria to conduct broad national consultations regarding human rights issues, which reaffirmed the positive interaction of the country with international human rights mechanisms. It commended Nigeria for the important legal and institutional strides taken by Nigeria to promote and protect human rights even further. 360. Kazakhstan believed that the review was a good opportunity for Nigeria to comprehensively assess the human rights situation in the country. During the interactive dialogue, Kazakhstan had learned of the challenges facing Nigeria with regard to preserving social coherence and in areas such as the rights of children, women and vulnerable groups, as well as education and health. It had also learned about the Government’s commitments and plans to address these challenges. Kazakhstan greatly appreciated the Government’s acceptance of most of the recommendations and believed that the ones that had not been accepted would be taken into account. 361. Bahrain commended the positive steps taken by Nigeria to implement a number of review recommendations. The universal periodic review had demonstrated the importance that Nigeria attached to the promotion and protection of human rights at the internal and international levels. Bahrain welcomed Nigeria’s initiatives, taken in cooperation with different stakeholders, to design, implement and assess programmes aiming at saving, rehabilitating and integrating victims of human trafficking. Bahrain commended Nigeria for its efforts to fight all forms of human rights violations. GE.09-16766 113