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215. With regard to access to health, including in rural areas, the Government had adopted,
on 2 June 2009, a national charter for the promotion of health, aimed at reducing the current gaps
and at offering citizens equal opportunities to optimize their potential in the health sphere.
216. The fight against poverty had been discussed and considered in a national seminar on
Government action, held from 9 to 18 May 2009. The seminar, which was chaired by the
President of the Republic, had also involved actors from civil society.
217. With regard to unemployment, an assessment had revealed that the main obstacle was the
mismatch between the qualifications of young people and the demands of the market. The
Government had defined priority actions for the promotion of employment and development of
vocational training.
218. The Council of Ministers had also adopted a bill allowing it to become a party to the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will soon be considered by the
National Assembly. Measures had been taken to deposit with the Secretary-General the
instruments of ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination.
2. Views expressed by Member and observer States
of the Council on the review outcome
219. Qatar welcomed the spirit of cooperation and openness demonstrated by Djibouti in
relation to the recommendations and observations made by delegations during the review in
February. It welcomed in particular the acceptance by Djibouti of 37 recommendations. Qatar
stressed the progress made in Djibouti in the area of human rights, in particular regarding the
right to education and the rights of the child.
220. Algeria welcomed the establishment of a national human rights institution in line with the
Paris Principles. It acknowledged the efforts made in the areas of education, health care, the
protection of women and children and poverty eradication. Algeria reiterated its recommendation
that OHCHR provide the necessary technical assistance requested by Djibouti to meet its human
rights commitments, particularly to overcome the current delay in submitting its reports to treaty
bodies.
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