A/HRC/38/14 II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 141. The following recommendations will be examined by the United Arab Emirates, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council: 141.1 Sign and ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other core international human rights conventions (Italy); 141.2 Accelerate steps to ratify core international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Republic of Korea); 141.3 Consider the possibility of acceding to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Slovenia); 141.4 Continue work on accession to the key international human rights instruments, including the two core treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Ukraine); 141.5 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in order to strengthen protection of the human rights of foreigners residing in the United Arab Emirates (Japan); 141.6 Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Armenia) (Benin) (France); Accede to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Australia); 141.7 Consider ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Uruguay); Consider the ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Peru); 141.8 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Armenia) (Benin) (France) (Portugal); Accede to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Australia); 141.9 Consider ratifying the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ghana) (Uruguay); Consider the ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Peru); Consider acceding to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Republic of Moldova); 141.10 Strengthen the constitutional right to freedom of expression by becoming a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Germany); 141.11 Accede to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Australia); 141.12 Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ghana); Consider acceding to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Republic of Moldova); 141.13 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Chile) (Iceland) (Liechtenstein); Accede to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Australia); 141.14 Consider ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death 11