A/HRC/42/8/Add.1 SI No. Recommendation Position Responses (Indonesia) VII. Noted 158.50 “Continue measures to eradicate discrimination against children of Nepalese ethnic origin, particularly with regard to their access to education and citizenship” (Peru) VIII. Accepted 158.51 “Amend antidiscrimination laws to include discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sex characteristics” (Iceland) IX. Noted 158.52 “Enable greater inclusion and participation of women, children, persons with disabilities, and indigenous and other marginalized communities in devising holistic strategies towards managing climate change and its impact on livelihoods” (Fiji) The Royal Government of Bhutan is finalizing national climate change policy which sets the direction of domestic climate actions with positive impacts at the global scale. This policy document is formulated based on the intensive stakeholder consultations in the country. As a result, the policy provides strategic space to ensure that implementation of climate actions addresses concerns of the vulnerable groups in the country. The consideration of vulnerable group in the policy document adequately addresses the recommendations. X. Noted 158.53 “Pursue legislative reform efforts to completely prohibit corporal punishment in all contexts, particularly in the home and at school” (Algeria) Please refer recommendation 158.37. 158.54 “Invest more efforts to ensure the unequivocal prohibition of corporal punishment against children in all settings 6 All Bhutanese citizens, regardless of their ethnic origin, enjoy equal rights and access to social services under the Constitution. Provision of free education up to higher secondary and access to higher education based on merit are enshrined in Articles 9(15) and 16 of the Constitution. Therefore, there is no discrimination on the basis of ethnicity for access to education and citizenship.