of
their
rights
and
responsibilities
so
that
they
can
improve
their
living
conditions
and
better
enjoy
their
rights
(from
China);
to
continue
to
pay
special
attention
to
the
disadvantaged
sections
of
the
society,
in
particular
ethnic
minorities
and
persons
with
disabilities,
so
as
to
ensure
their
fuller
participation
in
the
socio-‐political
life
of
the
country
(from
India);
and
to
continue
to
make
further
efforts
to
advance
the
human
rights
of
socially
vulnerable
people,
including
ethnic
minorities
and
others
(from
Japan).
The
other
accepted
recommendations
referred
to
educational,
health,
economic,
cultural
or
language
rights
in
particular:
to
adopt
various
measures
for
prevention
and
early
diagnosis
of
transmissible
diseases
and
pandemics,
notably
HIV-‐AIDS,
by
giving
priority
to
vulnerable
groups,
particularly
national
minorities
and
others
(from
Benin);
to
take
supplementary
measures
to
support
access
of
minority
children
to
education
by
helping
them
maintain
and
develop
their
traditions
and
languages
(from
Morocco);
to
further
increase
the
use
of
ethnic
languages
in
schools
and
the
mass
media
(from
the
Philippines);
to
continue
its
efforts
in
poverty
reduction
paying
particular
attention,
inter
alia,
to
vulnerable
groups
such
as
ethnic
minorities
and
others
(from
Azerbaijan);
to
continue
to
take
measures
to
provide
education
and
health
care,
especially
in
mountainous
areas
and
for
ethnic
minorities
and
with
their
involvement
(from
Cuba);
to
continue
its
efforts
to
preserve
the
languages
and
culture
of
ethnic
minorities
(from
India
and
Nepal);
to
continue
efforts
to
inform
the
wider
society
about
the
laws
concerned
and
about
the
rights
of
women
in
general,
and
widely
use
the
mass
media
to
raise
awareness
of
gender
equality
and
publish
the
appropriate
documents
in
ethnic
minority
language
(from
the
Russian
Federation);
and
to
continue
the
momentum
on
the
provision
of
quality
goods
and
services,
especially
in
education
and
health
and
in
the
disadvantaged
areas
that
are
difficult
to
access
and
those
with
a
high
preponderance
of
minorities
(from
Zimbabwe).
The
only
recommendation
noted
was
to
take
further
measures
to
prevent
violence
and
discrimination
against
ethnic
minorities
(from
Sweden).
Eastern
European
Group
Most
recommendations
were
received
by
the
Eastern
European
Group
(368).
Countries
that
received
most
recommendations
were
the
��following:
Bulgaria
(28),
Croatia
(29),
Georgia
(21),
Hungary
(38),
Lithuania
(20),
and
Slovakia
(50).
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
received
28
recommendations,
accepted
23
and
noted
5.
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