A/HRC/44/11 75. The delegation stated that the constitutional review was an ongoing process that was currently being finalized by a working group of the National Assembly before it could be submitted to the plenary. 76. Concerning the issue of child labour, the final text of the new labour code, which would further address this issue, was scheduled for adoption and was on the agenda of the National Assembly at its session in February 2020. Additionally, the new code of integrated child protection was also being finalized and the only chapter still pending was the one related to juvenile justice. Once the code was finalized, appropriate measures would be in place to better tackle issues such as female genital mutilation, child labour, and forced and early marriage. The draft code was the result of a broad consultation process and there had been a serious commitment by the parliament and government officials, with the support of the partners of Guinea-Bissau within the United Nations system, to ensure that the code was aligned with the country’s international commitments. 77. Significant measures had also been taken to address child mortality, including expanding a national vaccination plan to cover more children, and ensuring access for children to health services and treatment for malaria free of charge. 78. Concerning gender equality and the achievement of a more-inclusive Government, the recent adoption of the Gender Parity Act, which relates to political posts, had already had considerable impact, as could be observed in the composition of the current Government. Furthermore, it was expected that with time, the law would have an even greater effect on attaining gender equality in the Government. 79. For the last few years, the national reconciliation committee had been working within the framework of the National Assembly on issues related to transitional justice. The committee – which had functioned with the support of partner countries, such as Portugal and Timor-Leste, as well as the United Nations – had issued a report setting out very specific paths for reconciliation. That report had been submitted to the National Assembly and the authorities, and the Government hoped to carry out a conference to disseminate it to all of the main social actors in order to better address the successive cycles of instability in the country and to achieve reconciliation. 80. Access to justice in Guinea-Bissau was very expensive and the Government was taking measures to facilitate such access, by ensuring support so that persons could obtain legal aid and advice free of charge. 81. On the issue of child sex tourism, Guinea-Bissau planned to create a special unit of the judicial police in the Bijagós Islands to better combat child sex tourism, by investigating and bringing the perpetrators of such practices to justice. 82. Concerning sustainable development, the Terra Ranka Strategic Plan (2015–2025) had been presented to the international community and had received widespread support. One of the plan’s strategic pillars was that of addressing sustainable development through a holistic approach, with components that included quality of life, protection of the environment, the rights of women and children, and infrastructure. Regrettably, the political instability faced by the country since 2015 had made it impossible to adequately implement the plan. 83. The law obligated the State to set a minimum period of compulsory schooling that was free of charge. However, this period was not very long and the Ministry of Education planned to extend it in order to ensure that more children had access to school. 84. Egypt commended the reform of the security sector and the efforts of Guinea-Bissau to promote the rights to education and health, and it welcomed the country’s accession to the Convention on Migrant Workers. 85. Ethiopia noted the joint effort made by the Government and the National Union of Workers to enable the construction of housing units for those in need, and expressed appreciation for the adoption of strategic programmes such as the Education Sector Programme. 86. Fiji congratulated Guinea-Bissau for the various reforms put in place, including the reforms of the justice system and the defence sector, and the reforms to ensure that 8