A/HRC/37/14 35. Zambia was committed to developing a national action plan to strengthen the protection of human rights in business. An assessment of the domestication of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights was being conducted. 36. In October 2016, the Commission of Inquiry on Voting Patterns and Electoral Violence had been appointed to ascertain the causes of political violence. 37. Financing challenges had restricted access to sexual and reproductive health and services. The Government was in the process of drafting a health-care financing strategy to address resource mobilization and budget allocations for sexual and reproductive health and services. 38. Maternal mortality remained high and Zambia had been unable to achieve the relevant target of the Millennium Development Goals by the end of 2015. 39. In relation to the voluntary pledges that had been made at the previous review, a national strategy had been developed to reduce child marriage by 40 per cent by 2021 and the Freedom of Information Bill had been prepared. The Government was in the process of consulting stakeholders on amending the Public Order Act to accommodate interest groups. 40. Support from the international community was required in order to establish an interministerial and stakeholder universal periodic review coordination mechanism, combat maternal mortality and decentralize the Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Public Protector. The Human Rights Commission required support with mainstreaming the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights into its work. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 41. During the interactive dialogue, 78 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 42. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela highlighted the efforts of Zambia to align its national laws with international human rights obligations. It commended Zambia for the various awareness-raising campaigns it had launched to promote human rights. 43. Yemen noted the progress made by Zambia to promote the rights of women and children, and to combat human trafficking and include human rights education in schools and in the community. 44. Zimbabwe praised Zambia for the adoption of the Seventh National Development Plan, the Persons with Disabilities Act, the Higher Education Act, the Gender Equity and Equality Act and the Public Protector Act. It noted that human rights had been included in the school curriculum and in training modules for defence and security personnel. 45. Algeria welcomed the integration of a number of international norms in the domestic legal framework regarding persons with disabilities, gender issues and refugee rights. It praised the measures that had been taken to combat corruption, develop a national judicial system, improve the rights of women and children, combat human trafficking and protect the environment. 46. Angola commended Zambia for its adoption of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act, 2016 and its engagement with human rights mechanisms on the promotion and protection of human rights. Angola encouraged Zambia to continue to implement measures to improve the social conditions of its people. 47. Argentina welcomed the delegation of Zambia and thanked its members for their detailed presentation of the national report. 48. Armenia commended Zambia for the establishment of the Ministry of Gender and the formulation of the National Gender Policy. It encouraged Zambia to facilitate birth registration, especially in rural areas, and to ensure effective investigation into cases of sale, trafficking and abduction of children and to prosecute the perpetrators. 49. Australia encouraged the Government to engage in constructive dialogue with all political parties, and welcomed the release from prison of the opposition leader Hakainde 5