A/HRC/42/4 gender equality. It also commended the efforts to reform the judicial system and encouraged Albania to strengthen the implementation of its legislation on human rights. 93. Spain congratulated Albania on its ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence. It noted that the Family Code of Albania prohibited same-sex marriage and that there was no legal recognition of same-sex unions. 94. The delegation of Albania concluded by thanking all the member and observer States that had participated in the universal periodic review of Albania, as well as OHCHR, civil society and the troika, for their constructive cooperation with Albania throughout the process. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 95. The following recommendations will be examined by Albania, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-second session of the Human Rights Council: 95.1 Ratify the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) of the International Labour Organization (Denmark); 95.2 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal); 95.3 Sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (Senegal); 95.4 Adhere to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and adopt the necessary measures for its correct and comprehensive implementation (Spain); 95.5 Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland); 95.6 Increase budget allocations from the central Government to enable the establishment of ombudsman offices in all regions of the country (Sweden); 95.7 Provide the Office of the People’s Advocate with adequate human and financial resources to enable it to deliver on its mandate (Ghana); 95.8 Provide sufficient financial and human resources to the Office of the People’s Advocate and guarantee that it is fully independent in its tasks (Mexico); 95.9 Allocate more human and financial resources to the Office of the People’s Advocate, as a precondition for the effective promotion of the rights of vulnerable groups (Montenegro); 95.10 Increase resources to independent authorities, especially to the Office of the People’s Advocate (Greece); 95.11 Increase financial resources to ensure the adequate functioning of the independent national human rights institution (Ukraine); 95.12 Continue its efforts to strengthen the role of national human rights mechanisms in Albania (Yemen); 95.13 Continue implementing policy measures on human rights promotion and protection and provide sufficient and appropriate human and financial resources to carry out its action plans (Philippines); 95.14 Continue harmonizing national regulations with international obligations in the field of human rights (Qatar); 10