A/HRC/29/5 Government’s funding of the school for persons with disabilities. Canada made recommendations. 76. Chile noted with appreciation the implementation of the Children, Young People and Family Welfare Act and the Education Act, the establishment of the Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs, the adoption of the Te Rau N Te Mweenga Act, and the endorsement of the policy on the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence. It highlighted actions taken to reduce the country’s vulnerability to climate change. Chile made recommendations. 77. China noted that new legislation and reforms had been introduced to combat sexual violence and promote gender equality and women’s development. Other notable progress had been made in the protection of children’s rights, public health, quality education and disability. China made recommendations. 78. Costa Rica recognized the Government’s efforts to accede to various legal instruments, the measures taken to comply with the submission of reports to treaty bodies and its interest in and commitment to cooperating with the United Nations human rights mechanisms. Costa Rica congratulated Kiribati on the progress it had made in improving women’s participation in politics and in decision-making processes. Costa Rica made recommendations. 79. Cuba found encouraging the Government’s adoption of laws relating to children, youth and family welfare and education, and the establishment of the Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs. Other significant achievements included the free access to medical services guaranteed by the Government, and the maintenance of international cooperation agreements to continue to improve the provision of assistance to the population. Cuba made a recommendation. 80. Denmark noted that Kiribati, during its first review, had taken note of recommendations to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Denmark stood ready to explore avenues to assist the Government of Kiribati in advancing on that issue, in the context of the Convention against Torture Initiative launched in March 2014 by Denmark and other countries for the universal ratification and implementation of the Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto. Denmark made a recommendation. 81. Fiji congratulated Kiribati on the progress made in activities concerning human rights. It asked what steps had been taken to implement the Pacific platform on disaster risk reduction and how other countries could assist in such implementation. It also asked about the results regarding changing attitudes and gender stereotypes. Fiji made recommendations. 82. The head of the delegation of Kiribati thanked the members of the troika, as well as the member and observer States of the Human Rights Council, for their contributions to the interactive dialogue. Kiribati would take into consideration their comments and recommendations as it moved forward to further strengthen its human rights-related institutional and legal framework. 83. The delegation acknowledged the support of the international community and of the country’s key development and regional partners; Kiribati looked forward to continuing that partnership. The delegation reiterated that the greatest challenge remained the adverse effects that climate system changes had on the right of the people of Kiribati to survive: the UPR process would mean nothing if climate change were not addressed as an urgent and major challenge to human rights for all. 13