A/HRC/29/5 currently being finalized, were part of the implementation of the National Approach to Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence: Policy and Strategic Action Plan; (e) SafeNet, a committee that comprised government ministries, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and faith-based organizations providing front-line services to victims of domestic violence, had also been established in most islands of Kiribati. Organizations referred cases to appropriate authorities and shared information and data. In 2014, a gender project funded by the World Bank had been set up to manage, coordinate and improve access to domestic violence services; (f) Kiribati was a member of the Pacific Islands Forum Reference Group to Address Sexual and Gender Based Violence. A socioeconomic impact costing of violence against women had been conducted in 2014, and a report on the matter was currently being finalized; (g) The Children, Young People and Family Welfare Policy, aimed at protecting children against abuse, violence, neglect and exploitation, ensured that the best interests of children and families were fulfilled; (h) An inclusive education policy had been developed with a view to supporting: (i) Provisions of a flexible curriculum; (ii) Training of teachers to deliver educational programmes and implement strategies; (iii) Compulsory education for all school-aged children (at the levels of primary and junior secondary), including children with special needs; (iv) Recognition of the role of parents/caregivers in all stages of their child’s education. 11. Kiribati had also undergone a gender stocktaking exercise, conducted in September 2013 through the assistance of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Recommended strategic action emerging from the stocktaking included action to strengthen the capacity for data collection and gender analysis of data, to improve accountability and to facilitate the monitoring of the effectiveness of gender mainstreaming. The Gender Equality and Women’s Development Policy had been reviewed: priorities were to create an enabling environment for gender mainstreaming, improve political representation and leadership, empower women economically, support stronger, informed families, and eliminate sexual and gender-based violence. 12. The Government had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2013, and had drafted a national disability policy that would ultimately provide a national framework to guide all stakeholders and communities in improving the lives of persons with disabilities, dismantling the barriers in society and raising awareness. Under the Building Act 2006, the Building Code had been formulated, by way of regulations, to accommodate persons with disabilities and provide them with more access to buildings and infrastructure. A workshop had been held with all mayors in Kiribati, while Te Toa Matoa, an NGO serving as a disabled persons’ organization, had carried out awareness-raising programmes in islands in Kiribati. 13. The development of the Kiribati Health Strategic Plan (2012–2015) had set the overall framework for action on health. The plan had been shaped by an assessment that had examined the health needs of the I-Kiribati population and the ability of the health system to respond to those needs. 14. The Kiribati Integrated Environment Policy had been approved in 2012 and publicly launched in 2013. The Policy identified national environment priorities under five thematic 5