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61.24. Increase efforts to effectively prevent trafficking in human beings for
sexual exploitation and forced labour, including child prostitution, and take
measures to ensure assistance to possible victims of human trafficking
(Republic of Moldova);
61.25. Should overlook its legislation on custody and take actions to ensure
that the welfare and protection of the children are prioritized in custody cases
(Sweden);
61.26. Strengthen the participation of women in political and private decisionmaking centres, in particular in the diplomatic and judicial fields (Spain);
61.27. Continue efforts in ensuring access to the rights of older persons in the
context of an adequate standard of living and healthcare (Israel);
61.28. Put in place measures aimed at integrating minorities, reducing their
vulnerability to exploitation and discrimination and guaranteeing their access
to work in accordance with their educational qualifications and professional
experience (Spain);
61.29. Ensure that immigrants gain access to professions reflecting their
educational level and professional experience (Iran);
61.30. Take due measures to tackle the rising unemployment rates among
immigrant caused as a result of financial crisis, given the concerns contained in
the National Report, (Afghanistan);
61.31. Intensify efforts to improve the situation of students with an immigrant
background in order to increase enrolment and to avoid drop-outs (Ghana);
61.32. Continue developing policies to guarantee and affirm the rights of
migrant women (Argentina);
61.33. Continue to make efforts to guarantee the rights and participation of
foreigners, in accordance with the commitment made in paragraph 124 of the
National Report (Chile);
61.34. Assess possible action to overcome the issue referred to in paragraph
52 of the National Report regarding the worrisome dropout rate for pupils of
immigrant background, which may be partly due to lack of skills in the
Icelandic language (Chile).
62.
The following recommendations enjoy the support of Iceland which it considers
to be already implemented or in the process of implementation:
62.1.
Enact legal and societal reforms in order to ensure that non-native
citizens and legal residents are able to fully enjoy their constitutionally and
internationally protected human rights (United States of America);
62.2.
Make every effort to preserve the various components of the existing
social protection programs and ensure the rights of vulnerable groups
(Algeria);
62.3.
Take proactive and sustained measures to eliminate stereotypical
attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men, including
through awareness-raising and educational campaigns directed at both women
and men and the media (Republic of Moldova);
62.4.
Endeavour to implement the recommendations by CEDAW to
eliminate all forms of stereotypical attitudes against Women (Ghana);
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