A/HRC/12/13 Page 13 reducing human rights is not an option. It welcomed the success achieved in involving women in education, but remained concerned about the overall situation of women. 84. South Africa acknowledged the burden that the influx of refugees placed on Yemen. It noted the accession to the 1951 Refugees Convention and its Protocol and the establishement of national mechanisms for their implementation. It welcomed steps taken to address food security. It asked about lessons learned regarding training held in cooperation with OHCHR for ministerial staff on humanitarian welfare for refugees. 85. Zimbabwe commended Yemen for the thorough consultative approach used for the preparation of the national report, which showed its total commitment to human rights. Zimbabwe noted the challenges faced by Yemen. 86. Somalia commended efforts to host a large number of refugees from the Horn of Africa, in particular from Somalia. It called upon the international community, in particular United Nations agencies such as UNHCR, WFP and WHO, to better support Somali refugees in diverse countries. Somalia strongly supported Yemen’s request to hold an international conference on refugees in Yemen. It stressed that it is high time for the international community, and in particular Arab countries, to provide timely and constructive cooperation to the African Union to stabilize Somalia. 87. The Czech Republic commended Yemen for being a party to both CAT and the 1951 Refugee Convention. It noted with regret that the state applied censorship and restrictive measures on media, journalists and political, human rights and other activists. 88. Argentina made recommendations regarding ratification of international human rights instruments and freedom of expression. 89. Senegal applauded Yemen’s committment to improve further and consolidate human rights, and referred to various programmes aimed at protecting the rights of vulnerable people. While noting remaining challenges, Senegal expressed the wish that the international community provide support to Yemen. Senegal encouraged Yemen to pursue the thinking under way regarding the establishment of a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. 90. The delegation reported that the Government is finalizing the amendment of a number of laws that, in some of their provisons, are in conflict with CRC, in order to strengthen the reflection of the Convention in national laws and to provide more protection to children in special circumstances. The delegation reiterated the importance of UPR and its commitment to strengthen and protect human rights, despite a number of challenges including poverty and the influx of refugees from the Horn of Africa, especially Somalia. Drawing attention to the great burden Yemen is shouldering in receiving approximately 800,000 refugees, it called upon the international community to pay attention to this problem. II. CONCLUSIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS 91. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed below enjoy the support of Yemen: