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39.
Map out to what extent media owners seek to influence journalists and adopt
appropriate measures to prevent the mixing of private interests with journalism
(Norway);
40.
Adopt provisions to address the phenomenon of school dropouts particularly among
Roma children and children living in rural areas, especially girls (Algeria); continue
its efforts to guarantee free education at the primary level for all children, giving
special attention to minority groups (Holy See); continue to pay special attention to
access to education for all children regardless of their ethnic origin and at all
education levels, preschool, primary and secondary (Belgium);
41.
Continue efforts to ensure that the Roma, Albanian and other minorities have access
to suitable and affordable housing, employment, education and health care, and that
special attention be paid to promoting the integration of these populations in all
areas of social life, without discrimination (Algeria); continue adopting measures to
improve the situation of rural women belonging to ethnic minorities, above all Roma
and Albanians (Argentina); ensure implementation of the relevant legislation, in
particular the laws relating to the use of languages and those aimed at improving the
living conditions of the Roma (Switzerland); effectively promote ethnically mixed
organizations around common civil, professional and business interests in order to
fully support the social cohesion of all ethnic groups (Austria); ensure the speedy
implementation of the measures of the national Roma Strategy (Austria); make
every possible efforts to implement the Roma Strategy and Action Plans, in
compliance with the trategy and the Decade of Roma Inclusion, which is to end in
2015 (Brazil); implement the Roma Strategy and Action Plans, in compliance with
the Strategy and the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 (Canada); ensure equal
and unhindered access to health care for the Roma (Austria); promote the exercise
by the Roma of their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular by
implementing programmes to facilitate birth registration and the issuing identity
documents for this sector of the population (Mexico); provide the Agency for the
Rights of the Ethnic Groups Which Are Less Than 20 per cent of the Population
with the necessary resources to effectively deal with minority issues (Ireland);
improve the situation of inclusion of some minority ethnic groups, in particular the
Roma, who are frequently facing a situation of lack of protection (Spain); focus
more resources on ethnic reconciliation in the education of school-aged children to
foster tolerance and appreciation for diversity in the next generation (United States);
42.
Accomplish progressively the human rights goals as set forth in Human Rights
Council resolution 9/12 (Brazil).
78.
The response of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to these recommendations
will be included in the outcome report to be adopted by the Human Rights Council at its twelth
session.
79.
All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect the
position of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review thereon. They should not be
construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
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