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61.64. Take all appropriate measures, including the revision of legislation, the
initiation of a comprehensive study on child abuse, ill treatment and domestic
violence, to prevent and combat ill treatment within, inter alia, the family and
institutions, as well as the sexual abuse of children (Slovakia);
61.65. Improve services for victims of family violence, including the provision
of separate homes for children away from abusive family members, and
shelters for women (New Zealand);
61.66. Intensify measures to prevent and combat mistreatment and sexual
abuse against boys and girls in accordance with recommendations by the
Committee on the Rights of the Child (Chile);
61.67. Continue to apply programmes and measures to ensure the enjoyment
of the right to education and the right to health (Cuba);
61.68. Develop and implement awareness programmes about sexual and
reproductive health targeting youth (Canada);
61.69. Continue to develop its economy in accordance with its national
conditions, and continue to reduce poverty and empower women as key areas
in its human rights protection efforts (China);
61.70. Continue its efforts regarding access to health, environmental
protection and the right to education, calling for technical and financial
assistance to accompany the Government’s efforts in these fields (Morocco);
61.71. Resort to technical assistance provided by international organizations
for the effective implementation of international human rights standards set
out in the main international instruments to which it is a party (Mexico);
61.72. Seek technical assistance from the relevant United Nations bodies and
involve civil society stakeholders, including human rights non-governmental
organizations, in the follow-up to the universal periodic review in addressing
the concerns highlighted (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland);
61.73. Seek further cooperation with the international community and
relevant United Nations agencies to enhance its technical capacity-building in
mitigating the impact of climate change on its efforts to promote and protect
human rights within its country (Thailand).
62.
All conclusions and/or recommendations contained in the present report reflect
the positions of the submitting State(s) and/or the State under review. They should not
be construed as endorsed by the Working Group as a whole.
III.
Voluntary pledges and commitments
63.
The Federated States of Micronesia made the following voluntary pledges:
(a)
Ratify and accede to the two Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the
(b)
Sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Child;
(c)
Ratify and accede to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish
Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime;
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