A/HRC/11/15 Page 16 80. In its closing remarks, Germany expressed its gratefulness for the recognition of the concrete steps undertaken during the last years. It promised that more efforts will be made in the future. Germany noted that the UPR process was extremely useful because it will be fruitful and constructive for the national and the international debate. II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS 81. In the course of the discussion, the following recommendations were made to Germany: 1. Sign (Azerbaijan), ratify (Egypt, Azerbaijan), accede to (Algeria, Morocco), take necessary steps to become a party to (Ecuador) the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families; 2. Maintain under study the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families from a human rights perspective, recognizing the fact that human rights are universal in nature and therefore are not conditioned by migrant status (Mexico); set an example itself accepting that the thousand of migrants workers from its development partners should be able to live in Germany benefiting from the protection of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as it can truly protect the most elementary rights (Algeria); 3. Conclude its procedure for the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (France); 4. Withdraw reservations and declarations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to ratify its optional protocol OP-CRC-SC (Brazil); 5. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Ecuador); 6. Acknowledge the full applicability of ICCPR to persons subject to its jurisdiction both at home and abroad (Pakistan); comply fully with its obligations under the ICCPR and the recommendation of HR Committee (Islamic Republic of Iran); 7. Fully respect the provisions of international human rights instruments including ICCPR and CAT in the context of counter terrorism measures (Pakistan); 8. Be one of the countries contributing to best practices of the Human Rights Council by speeding up with the establishment of national preventive mechanisms (Benin), set a clear timetable for the establishment or designation of national mechanisms and grant adequate resources for the effective functioning of these mechanisms (United Kingdom), following the recent ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; 9. Ensure adequate cooperation between anti-discrimination organisations operating on the State level, and that adequate resources and independence of action be