A/HRC/19/2 Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the completion of its draft national plan of action for the promotion and protection of human rights and the plan of action on violence against women. The United Republic of Tanzania would undergo the peer review process by the African Union in July 2012. It wished the State success in its efforts, and recommended the adoption of the report of the Working Group. 391. Morocco welcomed the establishment of a national human rights institution in the United Republic of Tanzania, as well as the initiatives to improve the realization of refugees’ rights, such as the regularization and naturalization of many refugees. Morocco had also noted the efforts made by the State to strengthen the rights of women, including their participation in public life, and the measures taken in favour of young people and persons with disabilities. 392. South Africa noted the voluntary commitments made by the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania that included, inter alia, the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. South Africa commended the State’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, as demonstrated by the large number of recommendations that had enjoyed the support of the Government. It congratulated the United Republic of Tanzania on having met the Millennium Development Goal on universal primary education before the deadline. South Africa called on the international community to provide the country with the necessary technical assistance and capacity-building requirements. 393. Botswana recognized the acceptance of the recommendation to prepare and implement a national plan of action on human rights as proof of the State’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights in a more systematic and predictable manner. Botswana understood and fully appreciated the challenges that accompanied the acceptance of universal periodic review recommendations, and expressed the hope that the United Republic of Tanzania would benefit from the support of the international community in meeting its domestic and international obligations. 394. UNICEF welcomed the endorsement by the United Republic of Tanzania of recommendations to tackle violence against children, female genital mutilation and the killing of children with albinism. UNICEF called on the State to (a) prohibit violence against children in all settings, including corporal punishment; (b) improve conditions of detention, ensure separation of detained children from adults, and establish alternatives to pre- and post-detention; and (c) ensure equal access to quality education, including for children with disabilities, to tackle the phenomenon of school dropout and change discriminatory laws and practices, including those excluding pregnant girls from school. It urged the United Republic of Tanzania to fully implement the Law of the Child Act (Mainland), to bring into force the Children Act (Zanzibar), and to implement promptly the under-five birth registration strategy. 395. Angola saluted the progress made by the United Republic of Tanzania in the establishment of a Government of national unity in Zanzibar. It praised its nationality policy for African refugees and the fact that it was the first African country to elaborate and circulate a report on violence against children. It also praised its national policy in favour of disabled persons and the reform with regard to the freedom of the press. It stressed the efforts made to achieve the national objective to eliminate malaria by 2015 following the successful achievement of the Millennium Development Goal relating to universal primary education, five years ahead of the deadline. Angola welcomed the consultative process in the elaboration of the national report and the reform aimed at strengthening the normative institutional framework for human rights. It recommended that the report of the Working Group on the review of the United Republic of Tanzania be adopted. GE.13-14768 191

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