A/HRC/38/9 noted that the Bahamas faced numerous challenges, such as trafficking and gender equality, and hoped that the constitutional reform would help tackle them. 102. Argentina commended the Bahamas for the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 103. The Bahamas thanked delegates for their questions, observations and recommendations, all of which forced the country to think how it could do things better. There were three key areas: the need to enhance gender-based equality; treatment of children; and efforts to combat human trafficking. 104. The Bahamas explained that its geographical situation as an archipelago with more than 30 different islands posed difficult problems. Notwithstanding, it vowed to do its utmost to be a responsible, productive and proactive member of the international community. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 105. The following recommendations will be examined by the Bahamas, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council: 105.1 Building on the existing de facto moratorium on the death penalty, make this moratorium official through ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ukraine); 105.2 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, and consider the repeal of provisions allowing for the death penalty (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 105.3 In connection with the recommendation made in the second cycle review of the Bahamas in 2013, ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Afghanistan); 105.4 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Portugal); 105.5 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Germany); 105.6 Ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty (Montenegro); 105.7 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Denmark); 105.8 Accede to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Australia); 105.9 Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol (Italy); 105.10 Sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, withdraw the reservations to the Convention’s articles 2 (a) and 9 (2) on nationality and move forward with the adoption of a comprehensive strategy to eliminate gender stereotypes (Spain); 105.11 Deposit the instrument of ratification of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment as soon as possible (Denmark); 105.12 Ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol (France) (Germany); 10