A/HRC/14/37 Sinti communities, the human rights of women and children, freedom of opinion and expression, the independence of the judiciary and administration of justice, and the commitment to establish an independent human rights institution. 277. Italy would take important decisions concerning migration policy within the framework of the European Union, with due regard for sustainability, social integration and the rule of law. 278. With regard to the recommendations made during the interactive dialogue, Italy referred to its responses in the addendum submitted before the session. In this context, it noted that, since February 2010, the authorities had convened two meetings with civil society organizations and two parliamentary hearings devoted to the results of the review. Italy stressed that it had accepted 78 of the 92 recommendations made, and had provided detailed comments and explanations in relation to its response to a large number of recommendations. 279. Many recommendations focused on challenging areas, to which further attention was required, such as integration policies and equal opportunities. Italy noted that some concrete action had already been taken in recent months, such as the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; the allocation of a further 200 million euros to integration policies for migrants; and the imminent launching by the Minister for Equal Opportunities of an updated national plan of action against racism and racial discrimination. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome 280. Algeria warmly thanked Italy for the replies given to the recommendations made. Italy had shown its commitment to human rights by accepting most recommendations, including three of the four recommendations made by Algeria. However, in the light of the difficulties encountered by migrant workers, it had hoped that its recommendation that Italy become a party to the Convention on Migrant Workers would also be accepted. Algeria welcomed the noble spirit of Italy in settling a historic conflict with a former colony, as well as its renewed commitment to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent for official development assistance set by the United Nations. 281. The Islamic Republic of Iran referred to the recommendations that it had made during the Working Group session, requesting that the delegation elaborate on the measures taken to effectively address them, including the recommendations to ratify the Convention on Migrant Workers; to develop a comprehensive strategy in areas such as housing, education, employment and health care, to improve the situation of Roma and Sinti communities; to take a comprehensive set of measures to combat racism and racist political platforms; and to develop a national integrated human rights plan in line with the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. It deplored the position taken by Italy on Council resolution 14/1, which it considered brought into doubt Italy’s commitment to human rights. 282. Belarus was grateful for the detailed comments provided by Italy on the recommendations. It welcomed Italy’s goodwill and efforts in implementing recommendations, a sign of its continuing commitment to its international obligations in the area of human rights. Continuous efforts were needed to combat human trafficking, by reducing the demand for victims and taking victim identification measures. Additional efforts were also required to better manage the massive influx of illegal migrants and to counter discriminatory and racial acts. Belarus noted Italy’s comments in relation to the recommendations that could not be implemented, and expressed understanding in this regard. 90 GE.12-17781