A/HRC/29/5 8. The second UPR report included information on the progress and continued commitment of the Government of Kiribati, and emphasized the achievements since the review in 2010 in relation to mainstreaming human rights into the formal machinery of the Government through the following: (a) Commitment to human rights and related international conventions; (b) Legislative and policy reforms; (c) Creation of a human rights task force; (d) Awareness programmes on human rights; (e) National Development Plan (known as the Kiribati Development Plan); (f) Child labour policy; (g) Human rights special procedures; (h) Gender and inequality policies; (i) Health, education and environment programmes. 9. Kiribati had been addressing treaty obligations with a view to incorporating human rights principles into its national legislation. The following legislation had been passed by the Parliament of Kiribati since the country’s first review in 2010: (a) Children, Young People and Family Welfare Act (2013); (b) Education Act (2013); (c) Amendment of the Constitution to establish the Ministry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs; (d) Te Rau N Te Mweenga (Family Peace Act) (2014). 10. Other developments that had been achieved in protecting and supporting human rights included the following: (a) Progress in the area of eliminating sexual and gender-based violence, following the alarming results of the Kiribati Family Health and Support Study, which had been completed in 2008. The study had highlighted the need for urgent action, resulting in a very strong political call and national commitment to eliminate violence against women and girls; (b) A targeted programme had been set up to coordinate programmes on eliminating sexual and gender-based violence. Technical and financial assistance from various donors and development partners, including Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Taiwan Province of China, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the World Bank, had assisted in the implementation of those programmes; (c) In 2010, the Government of Kiribati had endorsed the National Approach to Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence: Policy and Strategic Action Plan (2011– 2021), which had led to a wide range of activities and changes, including the passing of Te Rau N Te Mweenga (Family Peace Act 2014), male advocacy programmes, initiatives for adolescent girls and collaborative work with key ministries and civil society organizations in mainstreaming the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence into their programmes and building their capacities; (d) The Kiribati Shared Implementation Plan, an overarching plan that had been endorsed in 2014 by the Cabinet, and the joint plan with the United Nations, which was 4

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