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UAE Yearbook 2010
xx  the government has initiated a detailed study of human rights commissions in various countries to help formulate its own national institution, in line with the paris principles. xx  plans to introduce human rights education for students in schools are being actively considered. xx  as part of an awareness drive, a symposium was organised by the human rights directorate at the ministry of interior, attended by delegates from various ministries, federal and local departments, civil society organisations and united nations development programme. xx  to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the universal declaration on human rights, the higher colleges of technology, in collaboration with the swiss embassy, organised a series of campaigns for youth. xx  du, the country s integrated telecom operator, and the ministry of social affairs jointly launched musahama, a comprehensive web portal for civil society organisations in the uae. xx  the working group report on the uae s universal periodic review was unanimously adopted at the tenth session of the human rights council in geneva, three months after the country s report was presented in december 2008. xx  the uae presented a report to the international committee on fighting racial discrimination in geneva, outlining the steps it has taken to enforce the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination. the committee welcomed the uae s achievements. xx  responding to the official invitation extended by the government, two special un rapporteurs one on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the other on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance visited the uae separately and held discussions with various ministries, civil society organisations, academics and ordinary citizens. commending the government s cooperation and openness , a preliminary report of the rapporteur on racism said: the recent review of the uae by the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination and by the universal periodic review of the human rights council demonstrates that the authorities are willing to find ways and means of addressing human rights challenges faced by the people in the uae and to ensure compliance with international human rights standards. the uae welcomed the preliminary findings as constructive and recognition of the government s proactive initiatives. 176 > uae 2010
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