A/HRC/26/13 113. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) noted the development of social investment programmes for more equal wealth distribution, which had improved health, food security and access to water and sanitation. It noted progress in basic and compulsory education. 114. Yemen noted suitable changes to the jurisdiction of the courts, the revision of procedures and legislation to ensure social justice, access to food security, health services, education and infrastructure, and other amendments to domestic legislation. 115. Afghanistan noted progress in the protection of children’s rights through the provision of free basic education and the prohibition of the engagement of minors in any occupation that endangered their physical and mental development, as well as measures for health protection. 116. Algeria considered that the ratification of certain international instruments would positively contribute to the human rights situation. It noted that efforts were needed to combat poverty and prevent violence, including FGM, and discrimination against women. Technical assistance would be required for Eritrea to fulfil its human rights obligations. 117. Argentina shared the concerns relating to the political, security, humanitarian and human rights situation in Eritrea, which were expressed in the latest resolution of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Eritrea. 118. The delegation of Eritrea stated that the recommendation relating to the 2-per cent tax and the destabilization of the Horn of Africa was out of context. Eritrea is an active member that tries to promote peace and stability. It considered that the issue lacked a human-rights dimension and was abusive. In that connection, the delegation called upon the President of the Human Rights Council to strike the recommendation from the record. 119. Eritrea was committed to working with the Council on the advancement of human rights under the UPR mechanism. The delegation stated that the country-specific resolution on Eritrea was unjustified as it was initiated for political reasons to attain political objectives. In its view, that kind of approach undermined the UPR process. 120. Eritreans had fought long and hard and paid enormous sacrifices for their selfdetermination. It was therefore fit and proper that the country’s priority should be ensuring peace and security, accelerating the development agenda and preserving the life and dignity of its people. The delegation called upon the Council to exercise its moral authority in lifting the sanctions and ending the occupation. Those were challenges that could not be taken lightly as they continued to impede the country’s efforts in the fulfilment of its human rights obligations. 121. The President of the Human Rights Council brought to the attention of the delegations the rules and procedures for the preparation of the reports of the Working Group, according to which those reports must be factual and must reflect the interventions made by the State under review and the delegations taking the floor. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 122. The following recommendations will be examined by Eritrea, which will respond in due course, but no later than the twenty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council in June 2014. The responses will be included in the outcome report adopted by the Council at its twenty-sixth session: ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 13