A/HRC/11/16* development and strengthening of legislative measures to ensure prompt investigation and prosecution of sexual offences against children (South Africa); GE.09-15263 12. Continue strengthening the judiciary and further improve access to justice (Iran); 13. Allocate increased human and financial resources in order to strengthen the independence of its judicial system (Angola); 14. Continue its efforts in order to counter illiteracy (Turkey) amongst girls (Yemen) and women (Egypt, Kuwait, Syria); 15. Continue to make efforts to guarantee fully the principle of nondiscrimination, these efforts will be further boosted by the work of the new Ministry for the Advancement of Woman (Mexico); 16. Reinforce efforts aimed at the setting up of regional assemblies to take services closer to the rural communities (South Africa); 17. Continue its efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals by 2015 (Cuba, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran); in particular, it underlined the importance of strengthening the education sector by increasing the number of primary and secondary schools, attaining parity in all levels of schooling and strengthening higher education (Cuba);and increase the number of its primary and secondary schools (Qatar, Jordan, Iran) while expanding higher education (Saudi Arabia) and ensure parity at all levels of education, to strengthen higher education, to curb the high rate of illiteracy among women and to reduce child mortality and mortality among the general population of Djibouti (Iran); 18. Take other pro-active measures to combat FGM (Netherlands); 19. Continue consolidating its efforts to extend basic education to all children (Venezuela); to further improve access to education for children by increasing the number of primary and secondary schools and by strengthening its higher education system (Malaysia); continue to pay attention to the question of access to education at all levels and enhance its quality. (Belarus); continue efforts to increase the number of neighbourhood primary and secondary schools, and to strengthen higher education (Syria) continue its efforts, already very significant, to provide free schooling for all school-aged children, which will mean that there would be a gradual reduction of illiteracy (Burundi); 20. Increase its efforts to reduce poverty within society and fight against unemployment. (Azerbaijan) and redouble its efforts in addressing the issue of extreme poverty and develop more sustainable poverty reduction strategies which include access to clean water, adequate sanitation, food and shelter (Malaysia); 21. Persist in its efforts to improve the system of medical care and health care coverage in the country (Cuba) and continue its efforts to upgrade and develop human resources in the health sector and improve health coverage in the country (Syria); 22. Develop human resources in the health sector in accordance with the needs (UAE) and continue its efforts aimed at upgrading and developing human resources according to the needs of the health system (Iran); 17

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