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protection of human rights. It referred to positive developments and the improvement in the
well-being of the country’s citizens, despite the current difficulties, as detailed in the
national report. Qatar made recommendations.
78.
The delegation informed that the Ministry of Migration had been established to
address the problems of internally displaced persons, refugees and victims of natural
disasters and human trafficking. The Government had adopted a displacement policy
defining the roles and needs of all involved, and substantial financial and service assistance
was being provided by the Government in cooperation with international organizations. The
Government had adopted a policy for voluntary return and integration. Financial and other
incentives had been provided, and tens of thousands of families had effectively returned.
79.
Iraq had agreed to visits by the Special Rapporteur on torture and the Representative
of the Secretary-General on the rights of internally displaced persons. Iraq had received a
visit by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed
Conflict in 2008. Iraq had always been prepared for and open to visits by all Special
Rapporteurs and representatives of the United Nations system. Iraq intended to submit
overdue reports to treaty bodies by the end of 2010, in particular the reports on children’s
rights.
80.
Education was provided free of cost at all levels and without discrimination of any
kind. The Government had, inter alia, doubled the portion of the budget set aside for
education and research, increased the salaries of teachers and university professors, agreed
with UNESCO to improve education in such areas as information and communications
technology, and placed priority on protecting the copyrights of Iraqi scientists.
II.
Conclusions and/or recommendations
81.
The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue and listed
below enjoy the support of Iraq:
1.
Consider the possibility of ratifying more human rights treaties, such as
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention
relating to the Status of Refugees (Algeria);
2.
Complete the process already started by Iraq, of accession and
ratification of international conventions and treaties, in particular the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Sudan);
3.
Consider ratification of the optional protocols of core international
human right treaties it has already ratified or is in the process of ratifying
(Philippines)
4.
Consider ratifying the International Convention for the Protection of All
Persons from Enforced Disappearance and also accepting the competence of
the relevant committee (Argentina);
5.
Harmonize its Constitution and
international law standards (Slovenia);
legislation
with
the
accepted
6.
Continue to strengthen human rights principles of the newly adopted
Constitution (Kazakhstan);
7.
Ensure that its domestic legislation and practice are in full compliance
with the requirements of article 18 of the ICCPR (Poland);
8.
Strengthen efforts to harmonize national human rights legislation with
the relevant international instruments (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya);
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