A/HRC/10/29 Burkina Faso every success in implementing those recommendations and called on the international community to provide any assistance Burkina Faso would need in this regard. 584. Nigeria welcomed the acceptance by Burkina Faso of most of the recommendations made to it and its pledge to implement them. Nigeria recalled that, during the review of Burkina Faso, it had commended the laudable achievements made by the country in the promotion and protection of human rights, particularly in the areas of primary education of the girl-child and the fight against female genital mutilation. Nigeria looked forward to the improvement of human rights records in Burkina Faso in the second cycle of the review, and called on the international community to assist Burkina Faso in its efforts to fulfil its human rights obligations. 585. Cameroon welcomed the presence at the adoption meeting of the Minister for the Promotion of Human Rights of Burkina Faso, whose devotion to human rights had been constant. Cameroon stated that the State’s commitment to establish a real culture of human rights had been shown at the review in December 2008. It indicated that numerous challenges had still to be met, but had no doubt as to the success to come and called on the international community to help Burkina Faso to meet its objectives in the field of human rights. 586. Brazil welcomed the presence of the Minister for the Promotion of Human Rights of Burkina Faso, whose speech confirmed the will of Burkina Faso expressed during the interactive dialogue of the Working Group to the full promotion and protection of human rights in the country. Brazil noted, however, the challenges ahead, as acknowledged in the national report of Burkina Faso (A/HRC/WG.6/3/BFA/1, para. 95). Brazil noted that the international community was responsible for demonstrating its will to give the necessary support to help Burkina Faso to implement the recommendations presented during the Working Group discussions. On the basis of its capacity and good practice, Brazil expressed its commitment to assist Burkina Faso to that end. 587. Côte d’Ivoire thanked the delegation of Burkina Faso for its presentation, which reflected the importance given by the country to human rights in general and to the universal periodic review in particular. Côte d’Ivoire noted with satisfaction that Burkina Faso had agreed to most of the recommendations made in the Working Group in December 2008. Côte d’Ivoire stressed the need to give the necessary support to Burkina Faso, helping it in the tremendous amount of reform it needed to carry out to ensure the rule of law in a modern democracy. 588. Djibouti welcomed the presence of the Minister at the adoption session and appreciated the open approach and the constructive attitude prevailing during the review of Burkina Faso. Djibouti praised the commitments expressed by Burkina Faso for the promotion and protection of human rights. It noted that most concerns and recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue of 9 December 2008 had received appropriate responses, and stated that financial resources and technical assistance would be appropriate to follow up on certain recommendations. Djibouti expressed the hope that attention would be paid to the State’s appeal for assistance. (c) General comments made by other relevant stakeholders 589. Action Canada for Population and Development congratulated Burkina Faso on the efforts made to promote human rights and for the consultations held in the framework of the universal periodic review. Under paragraph 44 of the Working Group report, it reminded Burkina Faso of the need to expedite the building of new reform centres in order to improve detention conditions of detainees, as well as to improving education and social reintegration of children in conflict with the law. It recalled paragraph 49 of the Working Group report concerning the need to mobilize further civil society stakeholders and involve GE.09-17451 183