A/HRC/32/14 72. Jamaica commended Solomon Islands for the creation of the National UPR Working Committee and urged continued collaboration with the United Nations to improve the submission of human rights reports. It noted as positive the strides made to combat domestic violence and the importance of young mothers returning to school in helping to break the cycle of poverty, teenage pregnancy and domestic abuse. Jamaica commended Solomon Islands for its fortitude in the wake of an economy beset by recent natural disasters. 73. Maldives welcomed the adoption of a number of laws and the ratification of a number of ILO fundamental conventions. It encouraged Solomon Islands to continue reaching out to international partners, including OHCHR, for financial, technical and other assistance towards the promotion and protection of human rights. Maldives commended efforts to highlight the vulnerabilities of small island developing States and national action taken to combat the effects of climate change and natural disasters. 74. The delegation indicated that the Government was taking concrete steps towards ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and had established a national and provincial coordinating committee with field offices and coordinators on disability in nearly all major provinces. The delegation reported that a national disability inclusive policy existed and that disability was a key priority issue under the National Health Strategy. 75. The delegation referred to challenges in implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women due to capacity and budget constraints and a lack of understanding about the Conventions. 76. Regarding the advancement of women’s rights, the delegation stated that greater support from government sectors, civil society and development partners was needed to ensure the effective implementation of the new Family Protection Act. 77. The delegation stated that the Immigration Act contained provisions relating to trafficking in persons. A national action plan and an enforcement unit for human trafficking were in place as well as a trafficking in persons advisory committee in the Department of Immigration and Border Security. The delegation indicated that consideration was being given to drafting a stand-alone law against human trafficking. 78. The delegation referred to the collective position of small island developing States on the issue of climate change at the international conference held in Paris, France, in December 2015 and to the implementation of the outcome document of that conference. The delegation referred to the challenges faced by persons living in coastal areas and by Solomon Islands in providing safer settlements inland with water supply and other services. Solomon Islands would welcome international assistance in that regard. 79. The delegation stated that the delays in implementing the Family Protection Act were due to the need to train police and raise public awareness about that Act. 80. Mexico welcomed the setting up by Solomon Islands of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System and the legislative measures taken to criminalize domestic violence. It also welcomed the adoption of the National Strategy for the Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls and the Solomon Islands National Council of Women Elections Campaign Strategy, 2014-2015. Mexico acknowledged efforts to guarantee universal education and the development of a national plan on HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. 81. Montenegro recognized the efforts made by Solomon Islands to improve the protection of human rights, despite a backdrop of limited capacities and resource constraints. It welcomed the adoption of the Family Protection Act, which criminalizes domestic violence, and efforts to establish an anti-corruption commission. Montenegro 12