A/HRC/44/16/Add.1 4 Recommendations Position Comments 100.33 Noted 100.34 Noted 100.35 Noted 100.36 Noted 100.37 Noted 100.38 Noted 100.39 Noted 100.40 Noted 100.41 Noted 100.42 Supported 100.43 Supported The anti-discrimination article of the Guyana Constitution is not limited to the labour sphere. 100.44 Supported Protection of the human rights of all persons, including protection against all forms of discrimination irrespective of their migration status, is guaranteed through constitutional provisions as well as statutory and administrative measures. Further, relevant government agencies work closely with the IOM in support of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. Translation services are procured by the Ministry of Home Affairs to foster communication for Migrant Juveniles in contact with the law and/or detained. 100.45 Supported Guyana is a multi-ethnic multi-cultural, multi- lingual nation, comprised of minorities (no ethnic group makes up 50% of the population) discrimination against any ethnic group is reprehensible. 100.46 Supported 100.47 Supported 100.48 Supported 100.49 Supported 100.50 Supported Guyana focuses on closing the disparities and gaps that disadvantage the poor and vulnerable in our society, especially children, in keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals. Budget 2020 focuses heavily on Health, Education and Social services and safety nets for women, children, elderly, the differently-abled, and Amerindian/indigenous communities. 100.51 Noted Please refer to note for 100.40 and 100.41. 100.52 Noted 100.53 Noted 100.54 Supported The Government will establish a national consultative constitutional reform process in 2021 which will examine all areas of the Constitution including the human rights sections.

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