A/HRC/12/50 exercise of the rights of vulnerable groups, such as women and children, particularly with regard to access for children to education and the participation of women in the development of the country. Algeria stressed the importance of the support from United Nations programmes, specialized institutions and agencies to assist the Congo in this area. 290. The Russian Federation pointed out that the Congo had already agreed to approximately 85 per cent of the recommendations received. It wished the Congo success in its implementation of its commitments during the universal periodic review process and of its human rights programmes. 291. Morocco commended the Congo for having accepted a large number of recommendations in order to ensure the enjoyment of human rights, despite the many constraints, including economic ones. It also commended the Congolese authorities for having repeatedly stressed their support for the rights of vulnerable groups, in particular women and children. Morocco reaffirmed its support for the Government of the Congo in its constant efforts in the area of human rights. 292. The United States of America welcomed the efforts made to provide free treatment for those living with HIV/AIDS and the Congo’s willingness to allow independent monitoring of its prisons, also to ensure separation of women, men and children in detention centres. It called upon the Congo to increase its efforts to prosecute human trafficking offenders and provide assistance to victims of trafficking. It strongly supported the Working Group recommendations to encourage the participation of civil society during election cycles, increase the independence and capacity of the national human rights commission, and consider providing property rights to women. It appreciated the decision to allow the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous people to visit the country in 2010. 293. Djibouti congratulated Congo’s commitment to the universal periodic review. The review process had helped identify a number of challenges the Government had committed to address. In this respect, Djibouti asked the Government to do its utmost to implement the recommendations and called on the international community to provide support. 294. Burkina Faso commended the Congo for its efforts, in particular the accession to a number of international human rights instruments and the acceptance of the majority of the recommendations put forward during the universal periodic review process. Burkina Faso congratulated the Congo on the action-oriented measures to implement these recommendations. It reaffirmed its solidarity with the Congo in its efforts to improve the human rights situation, and supported its call for assistance in this regard. 295. Egypt noted with appreciation the responses provided by the Government of the Congo to the recommendations made during its review. The Congo’s acceptance of most of the recommendations made reflected its commitment to human rights, especially in the areas of children’s and women’s rights, health and education. Egypt reiterated its request to the Congo to maintain its efforts for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms with the assistance of the international community. 296. Cameroon noted that the information provided by the Congo on its various efforts to protect the rights of persons in the country and related shortcomings had given rise to a number of recommendations during the Working Group dialogue. Cameroon extended full support to the Congo and invited it to implement the various recommendations as much as possible. 297. Cuba noted that the Congo’s acceptance of a number of recommendations showed its commitment to human rights. It also noted that the review in the Working Group dialogue highlighted the Congo’s major efforts in a number of areas, including some mentioned by Cuba, such as prevention of HIV/AIDS and the treatment extended to 106