A/HRC/10/71 page 15 65. Egypt congratulated Burundi on its efforts in the areas of gender equality and women’s rights, and enquired about the achievements, obstacles faced and the need for technical assistance and international cooperation. Egypt welcomed the efforts of the Government regarding the Millennium Development Goals and enquired about any needs for international support. Egypt recommended that Burundi (a) continue, with international support, its efforts to spread a culture of human rights in the society, establish and reform the institutions for law enforcement and an independent, effective and impartial justice system; (b) with international support, that further programmes for human rights training and capacity-building be implemented to train the relevant institutions of law enforcement and justice in the area of human rights, as well as introducing human rights in the education system at all levels; (c) complete its efforts for the establishment of a national human rights commission in accordance with the Paris Principles, and finalize the submission of the required bill to the Parliament for adoption; and (d) continue its efforts to reform security sector institutions, with the support of OHCHR and the international community. 66. Benin welcomed the implementation of the programme of national reconciliation. Benin called upon States Members of the United Nations to support the Government in meeting the tremendous challenges referred to in its presentation. 67. Nigeria appreciated the efforts to promote and protect the rights of children and to reintegrate child soldiers into society, and the empowerment of women and gender mainstreaming. Nigeria commended the efforts of Burundi to use non-judicial mechanisms to reconcile opposing groups and opposition parties. It recognized Burundi’s need for financial and political support from the international community to meet the Millennium Development Goals. Nigeria recommended that Burundi continue to reform the judicial system and fully promote the protection of human rights in the country. 68. Bangladesh noted the decision to establish a national human rights commission as an example of the seriousness of the Government to deal with human rights issues. While noting improvements in education and health care, it noted that poverty and deprivation is reflected in the high number of destitute, homeless and landless people and people suffering from deadly diseases. Bangladesh recommended that, with the support and cooperation of the international community, Burundi (a) continue to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis with special attention to the vulnerable; (b) fight poverty, particularly extreme poverty; and (c) continue to promote education for all, with special attention to gender parity in school enrolment. 69. Rwanda expressed support for all initiatives taken by the Government to ensure respect for its human rights commitments, and stated that it would be desirable that Burundi continue to receive support from the international community, multilaterally or bilaterally. 70. The representative of Burundi provided the following additional information. 71. The gender policy and the draft of the new criminal code demonstrated the efforts undertaken to combat gender-based violence and to promote equality between the sexes. Recently, Burundi had officially launched a campaign on violence against women.