A/HRC/37/17 116.145 Strengthen efforts towards elimination of violence against women (Georgia); 116.146 Pursue all efforts to fight gender-based violence (Saudi Arabia); 116.147 Design and implement strategies to tackle sexual and gender-based violence, including addressing related stigma towards victims and survivors, as per the National Human Rights Action Plan, the National Plan of Action for addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and the Declaration on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 116.148 Criminalize conjugal violence and adopt a comprehensive strategy to prevent and fight against gender-based violence (Honduras); 116.149 Continue to take measures to end all forms of violence against women and expedite the finalization of amendments to the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (Maldives);5 116.150 Allocate adequate resources to ensure the continuous and effective implementation of the National Action Plan to Address Gender-Based Violence (Malaysia); 116.151 Continuously provide gender-sensitive trainings to authorities handling gender-based violence cases (Malaysia); 116.152 Intensify its efforts to investigate allegations of sexual violence by the security forces and ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished (Timor-Leste); 116.153 Protect and promote the rights of women, end sexual violence in conflict and do not allow impunity for such crimes (Egypt); 116.154 Equip all police stations with a women’s desk, private rooms, and a sufficient number of female police officers, with a view to better ensuring women’s and girls’ access to justice (Haiti); 116.155 Increase women’s participation in public and political life, and reform laws that discriminate against women (Iraq); 116.156 Continue promoting the participation and empowerment of women in the decision-making process and combat discrimination against their role in the family and society (Libya); 116.157 Continue the efforts to promote and protect the rights of women, and strengthen measures already adopted aimed at enhancing their political participation (Morocco); 116.158 Pursue sustained policies aimed at the promotion of women’s full and equal participation in decision-making at all levels of government (Norway); 116.159 Work on the implementation of the Agenda on Women, Peace and Security so as to ensure effective participation of women in all areas of decision-making processes (Spain); 116.160 Enhance participation by women in political and public life and further increase assistance to women heads of households in gaining access to employment and services to improve their socioeconomic conditions (Bahrain); 116.161 Adopt concrete initiatives to eradicate all kinds of discrimination against children, through the empowerment of their rights and fair mechanisms of reparation (Ecuador); 5 The recommendation as read during the interactive dialogue: “Continue to take measures to end all forms of violence against women and expedite the finalization of Domestic Violence Bill (Maldives)”. 19