A/HRC/11/L.10 page 54 215. 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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