A/HRC/10/83 Page 19 tuberculosis, blood donation and various therapies and preventive medical approaches. The increase in life expectancy and the decrease of the discrepancy between male and female life expectancy was cited as an effect of the reformed medical system. 101. In the area of women’s rights, the delegation stressed the existence of a gender equality policy and the close cooperation with CEDAW in implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as the draft law on equal opportunities and rights for men and women. It further noted that Uzbekistan is fulfilling its international human rights obligations in close cooperation with all United Nations bodies and in accordance with United Nations and other international documents. It also referred to its efforts in enhancing dialogue and ensuring greater understanding between civilisations, cultures and religions. 102. With regard to the right to development, the delegation underlined its efforts in implementing the Millennium Development Goals by ensuring respect for all human rights. 103. Uzbekistan prepared comments to the compilation of OHCHR for the review of Uzbekistan and comments to the statements of 25 NGOs to the national report. It also noted the diffusion of its national action plan for the preparation of the universal periodic review, as well as its efforts in organising the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS 104. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Uzbekistan and the recommendations listed below enjoy the support of Uzbekistan: 1. Develop its legislation in order to meet the basic development needs of the country in its transitional period (Palestine); 2. Strengthen inter-ministerial coordination in law enforcement activities of agencies and implementation of measures to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms (Philippines); 3. Continue efforts in promoting and nurturing a vibrant civil society (Malaysia); 4. Accelerate its poverty alleviation programmes (South Africa); 5. Take all appropriate ways and means to further develop and strengthen a culture of human rights, create more human rights capacity-building and promote human rights education and public awareness-raising with a view to better promoting and protecting of all human rights (Islamic Republic of Iran); 6. Continue the practice of adopting national plans of action on various fields with the purpose to improve the human rights situation in the country, as well as to implement some of the recommendations given by the United Nations treaty bodies (Azerbaijan); 7. Continue to pursue a policy ensuring that there is no distortion in the development of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights (Belarus);