A/HRC/36/16 17. The delegation provided information on legislative reforms undertaken to address gender and sexual violence and reported that a national task team had been established to counter discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. 18. With regard to health care, South Africa had adopted a multisectoral approach to fighting HIV/AIDS that included voluntary counselling and testing, prevention of motherto-child transmission, antiretroviral therapy, condom distribution and awareness-raising. The number of persons living with HIV/AIDS had stabilized and the rate of HIV infection had declined each year. The number of AIDS-related deaths had declined consistently since 2006 and could be attributed to the increased availability of antiretroviral therapy. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 19. During the interactive dialogue, 102 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 20. Bangladesh commended South Africa for combating discrimination and for the adoption of legislation in line with United Nations conventions. 21. Belgium, while welcoming the steps taken to implement recommendations from the previous cycle of the universal periodic review, noted the existence of a number of concerns. 22. The Plurinational State of Bolivia welcomed the progress made in terms of access to water and food, and the support given by South Africa to the development of a declaration on the rights of peasants. 23. Botswana welcomed the progressive Constitution of South Africa and efforts made to overhaul the education system with a view to increasing access. 24. Brazil was concerned at the deaths of persons with psychosocial disabilities in institutions and encouraged South Africa to take steps to ensure full protection of their rights. 25. Burkina Faso invited South Africa to redouble efforts at the national level to fight racism and xenophobia against migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and to consider strengthening its legal framework on the issue. 26. Burundi welcomed the policies of South Africa to guarantee the right to education for all and the adoption of legislation to prevent and combat torture. 27. Cabo Verde noted measures implemented by South Africa to combat torture, trafficking in persons and racial discrimination. 28. Canada urged South Africa to ensure that all law enforcement officials had adequate training in human rights and public order policing. 29. The Central African Republic encouraged South Africa to extend the process of drafting the national action plan against racism to include xenophobia. 30. Chad applauded the adoption of the national development plan, which illustrated the commitment of South Africa to eliminating poverty and reducing inequality. 31. Chile praised the adoption of the draft national action plan to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. 32. China welcomed efforts to eliminate racial barriers, promote social inclusion and reduce poverty, as well as to pay attention to vulnerable people. 33. The Congo praised the progress made in health, education, water and access to affordable housing and encouraged South Africa to implement its national development plan. 4