A/HRC/42/2 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 804. The delegation, headed by the Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Yoseph Kassaye Yoseph, reiterated the firm commitment of the Government to the promotion and protection of human rights and to the universal periodic review mechanism. 805. The delegation expressed its Government’s appreciation to those States who have participated in the review of Ethiopia. It thanked States for recognizing the recent political reforms and the positive measures taken by the Government to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights. 806. Ethiopia received 327 recommendations. After careful consideration of all the recommendations, and following consultation with government agencies and civil society organizations, 270 recommendations were supported. 807. Although implementation of some of the recommendations have already commenced, the majority of the supported recommendations will be implemented through the third national human rights action plan, which was expected to be adopted by the Parliament in 2019. 808. The Government was committed to addressing the socio-economic challenges faced and to expedite the country’s progress to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. The delegation recalled that, during the review, detailed information on the Government’s reform measures had been provided. These included policy reforms to boost and modernise the economy by allowing stake sales and mixed ownership in State-owned enterprises in sectors such as energy, telecom, logistics and aviation have been undertaken. 809. The Sustainable Development Goals have been mainstreamed in its second five-year national development plan, which was under implementation. Employment creation for the growing youth population is at the heart of the economic reform measures. The Investment and Jobs Creation National Committee has been launched to ensure the creation of sustainable and decent work. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 810. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Ethiopia, 13 delegations made statements.** 811. China commended Ethiopia for its efforts to eradicate poverty, develop the education and health sectors and enhance social security system. It also commended Ethiopia for promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment and for guaranteeing the rights of women, children and people with disabilities. It welcomed the support by Ethiopia of its recommendations and hoped that Ethiopia would continue to promote sustainable economic and social development and to provide the enjoyment of rights for all people. 812. Cuba commended Ethiopia for supporting a high number of recommendations, which was proof of the commitment of Ethiopia to the universal periodic review. It expressed gratitude to Ethiopia for supporting the recommendations it had made which addressed issues of climate change, food security and poverty reduction. Cuba invited Ethiopia to renew its ** The statements of the delegations that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/42Session/Pages/default.aspx 120