A/HRC/44/13 2014) and the establishment of the Special Victims Unit in the Royal Grenada Police Force, to receive reports of the sexual abuse of women and children. It also recognized the ratification by Grenada of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138), of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182). 26. Portugal welcomed the efforts made to implement the recommendations arising from the universal periodic review that Grenada had accepted and the recent accession by Grenada to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. 27. Serbia took note with satisfaction of the acceptance by Grenada of the recommendations from the second cycle of the universal periodic review to establish a national human rights institution and to accede to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Serbia encouraged Grenada to stay the course while implementing the recommendations arising from the review, as doing so could only benefit Grenadian citizens and strengthen State institutions. 28. Seychelles commended Grenada for establishing the Ministry of Climate Resilience, Environment, Forestry, Fisheries, Disaster Management and Information as part of its ongoing efforts to build multisectoral resilience to disaster mitigation and climate-related risks. It welcomed the consultations held for the establishment of a national human rights institution, the efforts of Grenada to improve the constitutional and legislative framework to protect and promote human rights and the enactment of various acts. 29. Slovenia stated that signing, ratifying and implementing all core instruments of international human rights law and international humanitarian law was of key significance for every State Member of the United Nations. It noted with appreciation the accession to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, in September 2019. 30. Spain welcomed the efforts of Grenada to address gender inequality and protect the rights of women and girls. It welcomed, in particular, its efforts to address the persistent problems of domestic violence and of limited access to sexual and reproductive health-care services. Spain also welcomed the fact that, since the second cycle of the universal periodic review, Grenada had not applied the death penalty. 31. Timor-Leste welcomed the accession of Grenada to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the entry into force, in 2016, of the Electronic Crimes Act, the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act and the Juvenile Justice Act. It noted with satisfaction that Grenada had developed its National Sustainable Development Plan 2020–2035. 32. Trinidad and Tobago welcomed the efforts of Grenada in addressing issues of climate change and the environment and in enacting and bringing into force legislation to promote and protect human rights. It encouraged Grenada to continue its work in addressing matters regarding gender equality and the human rights of women and girls. It acknowledged the strategy of Grenada for national transformation through its National Sustainable Development Plan 2020–2035. 33. Tunisia welcomed the efforts made by Grenada to implement the recommendations arising from the second cycle of the universal periodic review, as well as the pieces of national legislation and the programmes adopted to promote human rights. If welcomed the measures taken by Grenada to combat gender-based violations and its efforts in the field of maternal and child health. 34. Ukraine acknowledged the country’s adherence to the review process and noted the steps taken by the Government of Grenada to protect human rights, in particular those of women and children, and to address human trafficking, climate change and HIV. It encouraged Grenada to continue its efforts in these areas. 35. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recognized the progress achieved since the 2015 review, including the ratification of a number of human rights treaties, including the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. It encouraged 5

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