A/HRC/29/5 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, held its twenty-first session from 19 to 30 January 2015. The review of Kiribati was held at the 2nd meeting on 19 January 2015. The delegation of Kiribati was headed by the Minister for Women, Youth and Social Affairs, Tangariki Reete. At its 10th meeting, held on 23 January 2015, the Working Group adopted the report on Kiribati. 2. On 13 January 2015, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Kiribati: Ireland, Kenya and Viet Nam. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Kiribati: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/21/KIR/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/21/KIR/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/21/KIR/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Germany, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was transmitted to Kiribati through the troika. These questions are available on the extranet of the universal periodic review (UPR). I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The head of the delegation of Kiribati, Tangariki Reete, first expressed Kiribati’s gratitude for the support provided by all the stakeholders involved in the preparation of the country’s second national report under the UPR, in particular, the OHCHR Regional Office for the Pacific in Fiji, United Nations agencies in the Pacific region, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community through the Regional Rights Resource Team, and the Commonwealth Small States Office in Geneva. 6. In 2010, when Kiribati had presented its first UPR report, it was clear that a lot of development would be required to meet its international obligations relating to human rights. Four years later, Kiribati had fulfilled many of the international requirements included in the recommendations. During its first review Kiribati had received 83 recommendations, out of which 42 had been accepted, 11 had not been supported and 30 were to be considered in due process. Kiribati informed the Working Group of the significant progress achieved so far in meeting those commitments. 7. Work on the follow-up of the first review had involved relevant ministries, civil society and faith-based organizations in the implementation of the recommendations, prior to establishment of the Kiribati National Human Rights Taskforce in 2014. The task force had led the national preparation for the country’s second UPR and had considered submissions from all stakeholders, who had also participated in the consultation process. 3