A/HRC/14/2 17. Although Qatar had witnessed tangible developments at the legislative, institutional and awareness levels, and despite the existence of political will and financial resources, it faced temporary difficulties in promoting and protecting human rights in an ideal manner, including the recent legislative and institutional developments and dealing with international human rights mechanisms. Moreover, the technical capacities of human resources remained at the stage of construction and development. 18. Internationally, Qatar believed in the importance of developmental partnerships to assist in achieving sustainable economic development. The delegation reported on the establishment of the Qatar Development Fund, in which human rights constituted the most important pillars of the international assistance provided, and on the development programmes to be implemented by the Fund. 19. Qatar had strived, and continued to strive, as a mediator in the settlement of disputes. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 20. During the interactive dialogue, 49 delegations made statements. Additional statements by the 26 delegations that could not be delivered during the dialogue owing to time constraints are posted on the extranet of the universal periodic review when available.1 21. A number of delegations thanked the Government for the comprehensive national report, prepared through a large consultation process, and for its comprehensive presentation, which allowed for an assessment of Qatar’s human rights promotion and protection efforts. Recommendations made during the interactive dialogue are to be found in chapter II of the present report. 22. The United Arab Emirates noted with appreciation the attention that placed human rights at the centre of constitutional, political, economic and cultural reform. The fact that Qatar had ratified a number of human rights conventions reflected that vision. It referred to the importance accorded to integrating human rights in the school curriculum in many fields and the focus on awareness on children’s rights. It asked questions related to housing and the role played by civil society in legislation concerning both the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. It made a recommendation. 23. Bahrain noted the adoption of a number of initiatives and policies to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular to strengthen the right to education of persons with disabilities and to combat trafficking in persons. Bahrain paid tribute to the efforts made to provide educational and rehabilitation services to the disabled and to integrate them into society, as it was done through formation of committees to provide the necessary environment and the holding of training sessions for workers. Bahrain made a recommendation. 24. Saudi Arabia appreciated the achievements of Qatar at the legislative and institutional levels to strengthen and protect human rights. It commended the fact that articles included in the Constitution of Qatar underlined the principles of interdependence and indivisibility of human rights, and noted the existence of a number of institutions 1 Afghanistan, Argentina, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Latvia, Maldives, Nigeria, Palestine, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Slovakia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United States of America. 5