A/HRC/25/11 18. The Government paid particular attention to children, who were the subject of various provisions of the Constitutional Charter and the new Criminal Code. Various measures had been taken to protect and promote the rights of the child. 19. The rights of minorities were recognized, including the rights of the Aka or Bayaka Pygmies, the Mbororo Fulani and albinos, and the Government also devoted particular attention to those groups. On 30 August 2010, the Central African Republic had ratified the International Labour Organization (ILO) Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169). 20. In the emergency programme devised by the transitional Government of national unity, priority was given to restoring peace and security and addressing the humanitarian emergency, notably by disarming, demobilizing and reintegrating former combatants, reforming the security sector and promoting community participation in the consolidation of peace. 21. The delegation of the Central African Republic highlighted the political, economic and social difficulties and constraints the country faced in the promotion and protection of human rights, and concluded by calling on the international community to provide the Government with technical and financial support for its efforts to improve the security and humanitarian situation. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 22. During the interactive dialogue, 70 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 23. Belgium called on the Government to be committed to respect human rights, implement democracy, establish public order, settle conflicts peacefully and combat impunity. It was concerned about the situation of children in armed conflicts. It made recommendations. 24. Benin commended the State for having ratified human rights instruments and adopted measures to address gender equality, poverty reduction, children’s rights, universal education and violence against women. It invited the authorities to pool efforts to improve the enjoyment of human rights, and supported the State’s request for security, humanitarian and financial assistance. It made recommendations. 25. Botswana called on all parties to refrain from any acts of violence against civilians and to respect human rights. It encouraged the Government to continue to support efforts made by the international community to restore peace and security. It made recommendations. 26. Brazil welcomed the State’s willingness to face post-conflict challenges, but was concerned about the complexity of the situation and that the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OP-CRC-AC) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) had not yet been ratified. It made recommendations. 27. Togo was concerned that the repeated crises and persistent, widespread human rights violations in the country had made it impossible to implement the first-cycle UPR recommendations. It called upon the international community to support initiatives aimed at helping the State to break out of the infernal cycle of crises and consolidate peace. It made recommendations. 28. Burundi welcomed the abolition of the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and encouraged the State to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of GE.14-10056 5