A/HRC/12/13 Page 7 30. Brazil commended Yemen for the commitments contained in its report and asked the international community to consider assisting Yemen in those endeavours. Brazil welcomed the establishment of the National Women’s Committee and the recent increase in the ratio of girls to boys in primary education. It asked about concrete measures to ensure increased access of girls and women to all levels of education 31. Belarus noted the attention paid to the advancement of women. Belarus noted the measures to protect children’s rights, that rehabilitation centres are being set up for disadvantaged children and that child mortality rates are decreasing. Belarus praised the idea of establishing a Children’s Parliament. 32. Morocco noted achievements in the field of human rights since unification and Yemen’s determination to comply with its commitments despite various challenges. Morocco noted the will of Yemen to align its legislation with international conventions on women, recognized efforts to host refugees and encouraged Yemen to continue these efforts with the support of the international community. 33. Egypt stressed the achievements made in the field of human rights since reunification and challenges faced due to the shortage of available resources, anti-terrorism policies and the influx of refugees from the Horn of Africa. Egypt enquired about plans to address these challenges and to provide access to education in rural areas. 34. Pakistan noted the sustained progress in the human rights situation, both in terms of Constitutional and legislative guarantees and through effective implementation, and steps taken to improve the status of women through a range of reforms and bodies established to follow up on them. Pakistan welcomed Yemen’s voluntary commitment to establish an independent human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles. 35. Azerbaijan noted reforms undertaken to bring national legislation into compliance with international human rights standards and the numerous institutional reforms related to women’s rights. It referred to challenges such as limited resources, continuous inflow of refuges and the threat of terrorism, and called upon the international community to support Yemen in that regard. 36. Malaysia welcomed Yemen’s commitment to strengthen democracy and institutionalize human rights standards, measures for the advancement of women, ratification of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and cooperation with special procedures. Remaining challenges include administrative and capacity constraints, land mines and the large number of refugees and IDPs. 37. Sweden noted the concern of the CEDAW Committee regarding discrimination and violence against women. Citing resolutions 62/149 and 63/168 in which the General Assembly called upon states to establish a moratorium on executions, Sweden noted that there had been reports of minors being executed even though legislation prohibits it. 38. Turkey stated that the high number of governmental bodies working on human rights reaffirmed Yemen’s commitment to human rights. The high number of civil society organizations is an indication of enhanced public awareness and activism. Turkey noted the considerable progress achieved in promoting women’s rights and the review of domestic legislation aimed at eliminating discriminatory provisions against women.