A/HRC/12/5* to special procedures of the Human Rights Council and recommended the Government to take the necessary actions to implement this commitment. 75. Cameroon welcomed the untiring efforts made to strengthen peace, rule of law, democracy, collective and individual freedoms and the determined search for material welfare in accordance with the MDGs. Cameroon hoped that the United Nations family would mobilize further to help Chad both materially and financially, so that it can further promote human rights and freedoms. 76. Bangladesh noted, inter alia, the establishment of the National Human Rights Commission in the early 1990s. It recommended to (a) enlist the support of the international community to resolve the internal and cross-border conflicts that continue to undermine its national security; (b) remain engaged with UNHCR and other relevant international organizations to seek a comprehensive and durable solution to the refugee and IDP situations within its territory; and (c) accelerate the demobilization of child combatants and ensure their proper rehabilitation with the support of the international community. 77. Angola recommended that Chad (a) strengthen awareness activities in all settings and adopt appropriate legislative and policy measures to address and prevent violence against children and to reintegrate ex child soldiers in society in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child; (b) take all measures to ensure the protection of children from trafficking and bring perpetrators of child trafficking to justice, (c) strengthen policies to promote education and to address educational gender imbalances; (d) reinforce strategies to achieve poverty reduction targets. 78. Equatorial Guinea welcomed, inter alia, the adoption of laws to protect the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS and persons with disabilities. It recognized the measures taken by Chad to address forced labour and asked what further steps were being taken to address the plight of child cowherders. It also acknowledged, inter alia, initiatives to protect the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons. It encouraged Chad to remain committed to the protection and promotion of human rights and to stay constructively engaged with the international community in this regard. 79. The United Arab Emirates commended Chad for incorporating international human rights principles in its constitution and for ratifying a number of international and regional human rights instruments. It welcomed the efforts of the Government to promote the right to education, which is guaranteed by the Constitution, and requested further explanations about the national committee to combat illiteracy, its activities and achievements. 80. Japan recommended that Chad (a) ensure revisions to the Electoral Code that meet internationally recognized democratic standards and hold the parliamentary elections that have been postponed since 2006 as soon as possible in a manner that guarantees the political rights of its citizens; (b) implement measures to improve the human rights situation of refugees and internally displaced persons and safety on the ground by enhancing the capabilities of the Chadian security unit (DIS) and coordination among MINURCAT, United Nations human rights bodies and NGOs in order to prevent the militarization of refugee camps and violence against aid workers; and (c) redouble its efforts under the project to reform the educational system, including by redressing the gap in school attendance between males and females working to effectively guarantee the rights of women and girls in the field of education by addressing societal and cultural constraints. 81. The Central African Republic pointed out that the war of Darfur could not be used as grounds for denying the efforts made by Government of Chad in human rights. This is an opportunity to call for the assistance of the international community to help this brother country solve the crisis it is going through. It recommended the strengthening of the technical capacity and human institutional capacity in order to consolidate the efforts being made by the country with a view to the promotion and protection of human rights. 14 GE.09-16375