A/HRC/24/4 95. Malaysia noted Burkina Faso’s progress in combatting violence against women and in trafficking in girls and women for sexual exploitation. However, it recognized that challenges and difficulties remain, including illiteracy and human rights awareness amongst the population. It made recommendations. 96. Mali welcomed Burkina Faso’s achievements in adopting a law on the status of the National Human Rights Commission, establishing national councils, legislating on human rights and civic policy promotion, adopting strategic education and public awareness plans, increasing school attendance by girls and implementing major initiatives to combat poverty and inequality. 97. Mauritania welcomed the establishment of a National Human Rights Commission, the national framework for consultations between public and private sectors in favour of human rights. It noted the adoption of a national plan to consolidate judicial reform actions and its laws on rural land ownership and on agrarian and land reform. 98. Mexico noted that Burkina Faso hosted the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. It appreciated its efforts to establish new courts and prisons, but called upon it to strengthen action against corruption to encourage equitable distribution of wealth. It made recommendations. 99. Montenegro asked the Burkina Faso delegation to detail the main challenges identified during implementation of its national action plan on zero tolerance of FGM and National Gender Policy and the Government’s projected activities after 2013. It made recommendations. 100. Morocco welcomed the trend of institutional and legal reform prevailing in the promotion of human rights. It welcomed its implementation of the Accelerated Growth and Sustainable Development Strategy. It requested further information on how this policy will contribute to achieving Millennium Development Goals and on its efforts to incorporate human rights education at various levels. 101. Myanmar commended Burkina Faso for ratifying several core international human rights conventions and for adopting relevant domestic measures, including the establishment of the Ministry of Human Rights and the Promotion of Civic Responsibility and the National Human Rights Commission. It made recommendations. 102. The Netherlands complimented Burkina Faso on improving women’s and children’s rights and for establishing a National Committee to Combat Female Circumcision and engaging in regional talks to stop cross-border female circumcision. Nevertheless, FGM remained widespread. It made recommendations. 103. New Zealand welcomed the establishment of National Human Rights Commission and its broad mandate. It noted the efforts to eliminate violence against women, especially FGM, and its leadership in international processes to tackle such issues. It made recommendations. 104. With regard to human rights education concerns, the delegation stressed that the inclusion of human rights in the formal and non-formal education system had been initiated since 2009 through the development of an educational guide, followed by the inclusion of human rights in official curricula and the training of 300 education supervisors. Discussions were under way on a trial prior to general implementation. 105. The national strategy to accelerate the education of girls, which covered the educational continuum in terms of girls’ education and community homes, provided the essential conditions for girls to have access to and remain in school, and for their educational and social and professional success. 12 GE.13-15534