A/HRC/8/47 Page 18 28. To adopt programmes and specific measures to ensure the protection of economic, social and cultural rights of all components of society (Egypt); 29. To consider how best the specific needs of individuals belonging to minorities could be addressed in order to ensure their equal enjoyment of all human rights, as provided for in the Constitution (Austria) ; to find effective ways of realizing the rights of individuals belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (Russian Federation); 30. To review its position on the recognition of the rights of minorities and that it begin collecting data on the socio-economic status of the population, disaggregated by ethnic identity, confession and gender, in order to identify social problems affecting ethnic and religious minorities (Canada); to actively consider reviewing its position on minorities by recognizing and protecting them as minority groups (India); 31. To actively consider undertaking more aggressive strategies to increase the number of people with immigrant heritage in the public service, particularly the police, civil service and the judiciary, in order to better reflect the broad diversity within France (India); 32. To give central attention to the consideration of human rights in the elaboration of a European Pact on Migration and to ensure that in its implementation all human rights are guaranteed for migrants regardless of their status (Mexico); 33. To continue its efforts to protect the rights of all migrants, regardless of their situation and status (Cuba). 61. The response of France to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report adopted by the Human Rights Council at its eighth session. 62. 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. III. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS OF THE STATE UNDER REVIEW 63. In its opening statement and during the interactive dialogue, France made the following voluntary commitments: 1. To organize an annual meeting with civil society representatives in the field of human rights to prepare main international events; 2. To seize the CNCDH as often as possible in the context of law-making so that it efficiently assumes its advisory role; 3. To associate the CNCDH in the follow-up to the recommendations made by the treaty bodies, in addition to its ongoing cooperation with regard to the preparation of periodic reports for the human rights treaty bodies; 4. To consider the establishment without delay of an inter-ministerial mechanism that would meet regularly, notably in view to examine, in cooperation with the CNCDH,

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