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to incorporate domestic work - 90 per cent of which is performed by women - into the national
accounts; and public housing plans’ preference to two-parent households, which are
discriminatory for families led by women.
4.
Views expressed by the State under review on
the outcome and concluding remarks
632. Argentina thanked the various actors who have made it possible for this new mechanism to
come to life for their work and efforts, in particular, the President, the Secretariat of the Council
and the delegations that worked in the preparation of the guidelines and modalities for the
process, the methods to elect the States to be reviewed and the troika members. Argentina also
expressed its appreciation to the troika members for Argentina - the delegations of Cameroon,
Cuba and Ukraine - for their work and efforts during the review, as well as for the constructive
spirit and dialogue on issues under consideration.
633. Argentina thanked OHCHR for Human Rights for its crucial cooperation and support. The
inputs provided by the Office, both substantive and logistic, made a significant contribution to
the mechanism, in particular, for the consolidation of the practice in the preparation of reports,
which include the views and contributions from the treaty monitoring bodies, the special
procedures mechanisms and the civil society. The contributions from stakeholders and other
actors strengthen the mechanism and should be further supported and consolidated in the near
future.
634. Argentina noted that it had also taken due note of the statements and suggestions expressed
during the adoption of the final outcome of the review. Argentina reiterated its firm support to
the universal periodic review as well as its commitment to continue to work in a constructive
way within the framework of the review mechanism in the near future.
Gabon
635. The review of Gabon was held on 5 May 2008, in conformity with all the relevant
provisions contained in Council resolution 5/1, and was based on the following documents: the
national report submitted by Gabon in accordance with the annex to Council resolution 5/1,
paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GAB/1); the compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance
with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GAB/2); and the summary prepared by OHCHR in
accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/2/GAB/3).
636. At its 18th meeting, on 11 June 2008, the Council considered and adopted the outcome of
the review on Gabon (see section C below).
637. The outcome of the review on Gabon is constituted of the report of the Working Group on
the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/8/35), together with the views of Gabon concerning the
recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its 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.
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