A/HRC/37/6 persons deprived of their liberty, the Federation of Associations of Persons with Disabilities and the National Forum on the Rights of the Child. 10. Various human rights campaigns had been conducted, including outreach campaigns run in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on the importance of birth certificates and the telephone helpline project for vulnerable children. The Government worked in this respect with the United Nations system, including UNICEF, the Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa, the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 11. A bill on the establishment of a national body for the prevention of torture had also been drafted, and, within the framework of the national strategy on corporal punishment, capacity-building seminars for public sector employees had been held throughout the country. The Children’s Code, which contained provisions on combating violence against children, was before Parliament. 12. With regard to human rights training for law enforcement officials, capacitybuilding seminars had been held for criminal investigation officers, prison security officers, gendarmes, customs officers, judges and lawyers. 13. The National Health Policy and the National Health Development Plan for the period 2017–2021 governed the country’s health policies. It should be noted that the resources allocated to the health system had increased since 2012 and that strenuous efforts had been made to tackle pandemics through the implementation of the National Strategic Plan on Malaria for 2013–2017 and the National Strategic Plan on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS for 2012–2016. The health-care funding provided by the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund had risen from 22 billion CFA francs (CFAF) in 2012 to CFAF 52 billion in 2015. Access to basic health-care services had been expanded through the construction of hospitals, and the list of medicines reimbursed by the Fund had been extended to include treatments for rare and costly diseases. 14. With regard to the right to education, efforts were under way to combat school dropout and increase school attendance. The shortage of secondary school teachers of arts subjects had been addressed and teacher training schools had been streamlined. Lecture halls and classrooms had been built at secondary and higher education establishments. Studies on school dropout and teenage pregnancies were intended to provide a framework for the right of young people to education and training. The “One Young Person, One Profession” project had facilitated training in certain professions, such as construction and hairdressing, for 1,785 young people in 2016. 15. In the area of combating poverty, the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund covered the costs of health, water and electricity and paid benefits to lowincome families, who were also supported under the Human Investment Strategy in Gabon. A mobile emergency medical service had been established in July 2017 for the 11 per cent of the population living in extreme poverty with the aim of providing free health-care assistance. The Social Protection Code, adopted in 2017, was intended to reduce poverty, hardship and informal employment, including through the provision of income support for persons who were destitute. 16. In connection with the promotion and protection of the rights of women, the delegation noted that the provisions of the Civil Code pertaining to succession had been amended. The Government had also made efforts to empower women through training and helping young women to take their place in society, in partnership with UNFPA, allocating funds to support women refugees and establishing income-generating activities for women. 17. The implementation of the National Gender Equality and Equity Strategy had been strengthened by two laws: Act No. 9/2015 on the Establishment of Quotas for Women and Young People in Political Office and for Women in Senior Civil Service Posts; and Act No. 10/2016 on Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace. In addition, the capacities of 120 actors involved in the prevention of gender-based violence had been strengthened, and a platform for professional development had been established. GE.17-23556 3