A/HRC/19/19 suffering and pain to them. In the face of these challenges, Ghana commended the Government for its efforts to promote and protect human rights. It particularly noted the establishment of the National Education Fund, which has accrued in excess of over US$ 360 million in five years from levies placed on telecommunications. Ghana made recommendations. 59. Paraguay noted Haiti’s special situation after the earthquake. Paraguay acknowledged Haiti’s Plan of Action for the National Rebuilding and Development established by the Provisional Commission for Rebuilding to coordinate development projects and priorities, and urged Haiti to guarantee human rights. Paraguay appreciated Haiti’s readiness to accept the unrestricted visits of special procedures as a transparency gesture. Paraguay called on the international community for support based on Haiti’s real needs. Paraguay made recommendations. 60. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) recalled that Haiti had been the target of looting and suffered serious structural constraints exacerbated by political crises and natural disasters. Venezuela felt close to the Haitian people who had lived through the 2010 earthquake, a terrible disaster that had affected the fundamental rights of Haitians, especially the most vulnerable. It recognized the efforts of the people and Government of Haiti to deal with such serious challenges. Venezuela made a recommendation. 61. Morocco welcomed the fact that in less than two years, the Haitian authorities had presented a national report with ambitious programmes aiming at the establishment of an economic and social environment favourable to human rights. Morocco pointed out that this review provided the international community with a good opportunity to assist the country in its initiatives in the field of human rights. It made a recommendation. 62. Latvia noted with satisfaction Haiti’s openness and willingness to cooperate with special-procedures mandate holders, including the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti. Even after the devastating earthquake, the Government has continued to accept visits from special-procedures mandate holders and Latvia commended Haiti for this open and cooperative approach. It made a recommendation. 63. China appreciated the constructive attitude of Haiti in the UPR process. It noted the efforts made by the Government to promote and protect human rights, especially the rights of children and women. China commended the efforts made to eradicate hunger and combat human trafficking. It stressed the challenges faced by Haiti since the 2010 earthquake. China also expressed its hope that the Government would pursue its efforts to promote socio-economic development in order to safeguard the right to live and promote the rights of vulnerable groups. 64. Jamaica recognized the political developments in Haiti and welcomed the commitment of the Government for the Haitian reconstruction. It recognized the reform of the justice system to guarantee the independence of the judiciary. Jamaica understood the challenges identified by the Government of Haiti with regard to housing, response to natural disasters, illegal emigration, political instability and corruption and acknowledged the measures outlined to address them. It urged the international community to honor the commitments to assist Haiti in the reconstruction efforts and to strengthen the institutional framework and mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights. 65. Maldives noted that Haiti faced significant challenges in promoting and protecting human rights; the earthquake and its subsequent problems did only compound already existing challenges. One of the most serious issues in Haiti was discrimination and violence against women. The issue of “street children”, child labour and the state of children in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps remained also a concern. Maldives inquired about the steps taken to tackle this issue. Maldives inquired also about Haiti’s inclusive approach towards economic and developmental activities and reconstruction efforts. Maldives 10 GE.11-17271