A/HRC/40/8 132.221 Apply as a matter of priority the General Act on Women’s Access to a Life Free of Violence and assess the application of the early warning mechanism for gender violence against women (Spain); 132.222 Adopt effective measures to address the problem of the increased violence against women, especially that leading to the killing of women (Syrian Arab Republic); 132.223 Implement measures aimed at ensuring women’s appointment to decision-making positions in the executive agencies and the judiciary system (Bulgaria); 132.224 Continue setting up a comprehensive system to protect children’s rights and develop a national strategy to prevent and address all forms of violence against them (Ukraine); 132.225 Continue the efforts to combat violence against children by strengthening, inter alia, the relevant national action plan through the development of strategies and actions that address the structural causes of violence and the inclusion of monitoring, evaluation and accountability mechanisms (Cyprus); 132.226 Prohibit corporal punishment of children in the General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents and the civil and family codes of the 32 federative entities (Hungary); 132.227 Strengthen its efforts to improve the enjoyment by children and adolescents of their basic rights and in particular unaccompanied migrant children (Islamic Republic of Iran); 132.228 Continue to strengthen measures to protect children from armed violence, including drug trafficking and organized crime (Maldives); 132.229 Continue efforts to ensure the access of refugee children to education and health-care services (Morocco); 132.230 Ensure the alignment of federal and local legislation with the General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Republic of Moldova); 132.231 Adopt a clear and budgeted programme of work for the National System for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents (Republic of Moldova); 132.232 Continue investing efforts in the fight against child poverty and promoting the social inclusion of children in areas of the country where it is needed (Serbia); 132.233 Continue to reduce the high child and maternal mortality rates among indigenous and rural populations and the high maternal mortality rate among adolescents through strengthening health systems (Sri Lanka); 132.234 Strengthen efforts to prohibit corporal and psychological punishment of children (Syrian Arab Republic); 132.235 Modernize legal frameworks and action plans to address the sexual exploitation of children and harmonize federal and local legislation with the General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents (Syrian Arab Republic); 132.236 Work towards ensuring that relevant federal legislation is consistent with the General Act on the Rights of Children and Adolescents in respect of the minimum age for marriage (Trinidad and Tobago); 132.237 Promote the participation of people of African descent in official economic, cultural and political issues affecting them (Azerbaijan); 132.238 Strengthen the legislative and institutional framework to combat discrimination against indigenous peoples and people of African descent, and to ensure equal opportunities to government jobs and leadership positions (Egypt); 22

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