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rights were also noted. Qatar also called on OHCHR and other bodies to provide assistance to
Bangladesh, including technical advice, to address the challenges it faces, including environment
and climate change that had an impact on human rights.
283. Cuba recognized that Bangladesh had accepted the majority of recommendations and
highlighted the fact that its efforts to implement them were praiseworthy. It noted that these
efforts had been made in a situation exacerbated by the current international financial and
economic crisis. It noted that Bangladesh continued to promote education and women’s rights.
Cuba recognized the actions implemented to combat poverty and hunger and to meet basic
needs, such as food, housing, education and health, and encouraged Bangladesh to continue these
efforts.
284. Belarus regretted that it had not been able to speak during the review of Bangladesh. It
supported a number of the recommendations accepted by Bangladesh, including those on the
rights of women and children, education and health care and of continuing effective measures to
eradicate poverty. Belarus expressed satisfaction that Bangladesh had agreed to all the
recommendations relating to the vulnerable categories of citizens and expressed its conviction
that Bangladesh would take just as serious an approach to the implementation of the
recommendations as it did for the preparation of its review.
285. Bahrain noted that Bangladesh had taken numerous measures to promote and protect
human rights, showing that Bangladesh was fully willing to give new impetus to its human rights
movement and to fully cooperate with United Nations bodies. Bahrain welcomed the fact that
Bangladesh was combating violence against women, having set up a commission to provide
medical, legal and police assistance, and homes for women in need. It greatly appreciated
Bangladesh’s efforts to end hunger and violence against children in close cooperation with
non-governmental organizations and civil society.
286. China thanked Bangladesh for presenting the efforts made and the achievements reached
and for its frank account of the difficulties and challenges that it faced. China welcomed the
active measures taken by Bangladesh to implement the accepted recommendations. China hoped
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