A/HRC/12/50 569. With regard to internally displaced persons, it noted that the Ministry of Human Rights was part of the commission composed of, inter alia, United Nations funds and programmes (UNDP, UNICEF) and ICRC, which visited the areas of conflict and provide assistance. There was no shortage of assistance from neither international organizations nor the Government. 570. The delegation stated that prisons under the supervision of the political security department had been established in accordance with a law accepted by Parliament. Regarding the adherence of Yemen to international humanitarian law and cooperation with ICRC, there was a national committee dealing with the implementation of this law. The delegation emphasized that Yemen strove to have a full partnership with civil society organizations; the national human rights strategy was the best example of this cooperation. It reaffirmed that the Government would engage civil society and political partners to implement universal periodic review recommendations. 571. The delegation reaffirmed its acceptance of recommendations 20 and 21 mentioned by stakeholders. It stressed that a governmental committee had been established to study all legitimate demands of the citizens of the south and to respond to them as soon as possible. If there were any legitimate demands, the Government was ready to implement them all. The delegation added that there were no restrictions on the freedom of peaceful assembly, and that any arrests or closure of newspapers were made in conformity with the law. Public information activities were conducted in conformity with the Constitution and the press and publications law, which granted all citizens the right to freedom of opinion and to seek information, without restriction. Every citizen had the right to seek redress through the courts. Vanuatu 572. The review of Vanuatu was held on 12 May 2009 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the national report submitted by Vanuatu in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/VUT/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/VUT/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/5/VUT/3). 573. At its 19th meeting, on 25 September 2009, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review on Vanuatu (see section C below). 574. The outcome of the review on Vanuatu comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/12/14), the views of Vanuatu concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, and its voluntary commitments and replies presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group (A/HRC/12/14/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions as well as on its voluntary commitments and on the outcome 575. The representative of Vanuatu, the Vice-Chairperson of the Vanuatu UPR Committee, reaffirmed that Vanuatu was committed to the promotion and protection of the human rights of its citizens. 576. The representative stated that the Government had already taken positive steps towards the implementation of the universal periodic review recommendations through various policies and frameworks inside government departments and ministries. 149