A/HRC/13/9 19. Children’s rights remained one of the Government’s chief concerns, and numerous strategic measures had been put in place to combat abuse of all kinds, particularly child trafficking and smuggling. 20. In accordance with the instruments ratified by Côte d’Ivoire, numerous legal provisions had been adopted for the protection and social advancement of persons with disabilities, notably in respect of employment. 21. Government action focused also on persons displaced as a result of the political and military crises since 1999. A Ministry for Solidarity and War Victims had been created, a bill on compensation for war victims had been drafted and other measures had been taken in cooperation with national and international partners. 22. Côte d’Ivoire was aware that a successful solution to the crisis would depend on an open, transparent and fair electoral process, and called on the international community to support the Integrated Command Centre. Côte d’Ivoire also intended to honour its commitment to submit periodic reports to the treaty bodies. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 23. During the interactive dialogue, 54 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the interactive dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 24. Cuba noted that Côte d’Ivoire was a developing country facing difficulties, especially with the global economic crisis. It highlighted the National Health Development Plan and programmes and projects covering various priority diseases. It noted attention given to maternal mortality, immunization coverage and fight against malaria and HIV/AIDS. It noted the importance given to children’s social development, including the fight against trafficking and child exploitation. It made recommendations. 25. Canada congratulated Côte d’Ivoire for progresses made since the Ouagadougou Political Agreement. It encouraged the fulfilment of commitments made to end the crisis, starting with free and transparent elections. It noted the crisis had eroded rule of law and state services and structures, corruption had infested the administration, and criminalization of security forces had generated racketeering and violence. It noted that interethnic violence originated from land disputes and that contradiction between the Ivorian nationality code and sub-regional citizenship laws resulted in statelessness cases. It congratulated accomplishments made in women’s rights and in the fight against trafficking of children. Canada made recommendations. 26. Belgium asked what measures, in line with Security Council resolution 1865, Côte d’Ivoire implemented to prevent sexual violence and to prosecute persons suspected of such acts. It asked whether Côte d’Ivoire would allow the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to visit the country and to conduct investigations. It asked whether civil society had been consulted in the preparation of the national report. Belgium made recommendations. 27. The United Kingdom welcomed the progress made against a very difficult situation and noted that many challenges remained. It expressed its concern about the precarious human rights situation and about sexual and gender-based violence which is perpetrated on a significant scale. It further noted that impunity continues to underpin many breaches of human rights and stressed that more can be done to combat impunity. The United Kingdom made recommendations. 28. The Netherlands noted efforts made to improve prisons’ conditions, highlighted problems such as overcrowding, malnutrition, shortage of medical care, lack of sanitary facilities and lack of separation between juveniles and adults in prisons. It expressed GE.10-10140 5