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Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention against
Discrimination in Education. Myanmar acknowledged the establishment by Grenada of the
National Strategic Development Plan 2020–2035 and the country’s legislative reforms.
88.
Nepal commended Grenada for formulating the National Sustainable Development
Plan 2020–2035, the measures taken to address poverty and the efforts made to provide
quality education while also developing child-friendly schools. Nepal noted the efforts of
Grenada with respect to the Gender Equality Policy and Action Plan 2014–2024 and the
implementation of the medium-term agenda 2019–2021.
89.
Barbados noted the progress made by Grenada since the previous review and
congratulated the Government for recognizing the impact of climate change on human
rights. It commended the efforts made by Grenada to mainstream climate change and
environmental issues.
90.
Senegal welcomed the measures taken by Grenada to strengthen its legislative and
institutional frameworks to promote human rights. It also welcomed the measures taken to
address trafficking in persons, in line with the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and, in particular, Act No. 34 of 2014
and related awareness-raising campaigns and training activities.
91.
The head of the delegation stated that the advances made by Grenada in the
development of its human rights framework had not come without challenges. However,
Grenada remained resolute and committed to meeting those challenges. The support of the
international community would be fundamental to the implementation process and the
country was grateful for the assistance received thus far.
92.
The head of the delegation thanked all the country’s international partners, in
particular the Commonwealth Secretariat and its human rights advisors based at the
Commonwealth Small States Office, for working closely with Grenada on the universal
periodic review process.
93.
In conclusion, the head of the delegation reiterated his Government’s commitment to
improving its human rights machinery, assuring that the rights and freedoms of its citizens
remained a priority.
II. Conclusions and/or recommendations
94.
The following recommendations will be examined by Grenada, which will
provide responses in due time, but no later than the forty-fourth session of the Human
Rights Council.
94.1
Take advantage of technical assistance available through OHCHR to
fulfil its obligations under various United Nations treaty bodies (Bahamas);
Seek technical assistance from OHCHR to ratify the human rights conventions
(Timor-Leste);
94.2
Fulfil its reporting obligations in a timely manner (Ukraine);
94.3
Step up efforts to submit pending reports to treaty bodies (Chile);
94.4
Pursue efforts with a view to submitting its human rights reports
within a reasonable time (Senegal);
94.5
Ratify and implement the Protocol of 2014 to the ILO Forced Labour
Convention, 1930 (No. 29) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland);
94.6
Adopt an open, merit-based process when selecting national
candidates for United Nations treaty body elections (United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland);
94.7
Ratify the human rights instruments to which Granada is not yet a
party (Ecuador); Ratify the core United Nations human rights treaties and
protocols to which it is not yet a party (Italy);
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