A/HRC/16/15 46. Malaysia commended the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya for being party to a significant number of international and regional human rights instruments. Nevertheless, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya could benefit from deeper engagement with the international human rights machinery. Malaysia inquired about the current extent of the application of the death penalty and about the impact of migration flows into the country and steps taken to address migration-related challenges. Malaysia made a recommendation. 47. The Islamic Republic of Iran noted that the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya had implemented a number of international human rights instruments and had cooperated with relevant treaty bodies. It noted with appreciation the establishment of the National Human Rights Committee as an independent national human rights institution, and the provision of an enabling environment for non-governmental organizations. The Islamic Republic of Iran encouraged the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to strengthen its efforts at the national and international levels to fulfil its commitments under international human rights law. It made recommendations. 48. Morocco welcomed the achievements in promoting social protection, especially for women, children and persons with special needs. It welcomed the efforts to protect the rights of children. It asked whether there was a national committee for the protection of children and, if so, what programmes it provided. It welcomed the establishment of a national committee for the protection of persons with special needs. Morocco also praised the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya for its promotion of human rights education, particularly for security personnel. Morocco made a recommendation. 49. Pakistan praised the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya for measures taken both in terms of legislation and in practice, noting with appreciation that it was a party to most of the core human rights treaties. Pakistan praised the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya’s commitment to human rights, in particular the right to health, education and food, even when the country had faced sanctions in the 1990s. Pakistan was encouraged by efforts to address the root causes of illegal migration, and noted the good practice of settling political disputes and developing infrastructure in source countries. Pakistan made recommendations. 50. The delegation responded on the issue of illegal immigration. Given that illegal immigration was an international phenomenon and not applicable only to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, the country noted that it had become a country of transit and destination for millions of immigrants. The high number of immigrants had caused many difficulties, as already reported to the countries concerned. The best solution would be to adopt a comprehensive strategy for addressing this humanitarian problem. That could be achieved only with the full participation of all countries that faced the phenomenon. 51. Conferences had been held in Morocco and in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to deal with this matter. Europeans considered the issue to be one of security; however, a solution would require development programmes and economic considerations. The proposal had been made that a development fund of €5 billion be established. Such a fund could carry out development and investment projects in various countries of origin, and could be supervised by both the European Union and the African Union. The proposal had been adopted at the Europe-Africa Summit held in Lisbon; however, it had not been implemented. The Europeans continued to emphasize that a security solution would be the best response, and the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya disagreed. The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya had consulted with various European delegations, including the delegation from the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union, which supervised European border areas. 52. On the question of cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya noted that there was an agreement between it and the Office. 9