A/HRC/31/16 level, and looked forward to the hearing about the lessons learned in that regard. It applauded the inclusion of breast cancer treatment in the national health-care scheme and the establishment of the Special Victims Unit within the police force. 52. Maldives commended the progress made in ameliorating the standard of living. It noted the adoption of the White Paper on Education and Policy, which provided a blueprint for the education sector. It appreciated the continued work on providing reliable and affordable health services and noted the success in addressing the health-related Millennium Development Goals. It encouraged the formalization of health-related issues by enacting, reviewing and updating laws. It expressed appreciation for the progress in attaining gender equality. 53. Mexico valued the launching of the Plan for Education and Technical and Professional Training. It welcomed the collaboration of the country with UNICEF to make advances regarding development and the provision of education, and encouraged it to continue that cooperation and extend the practice to human rights bodies and mechanisms. It welcomed the initiation of the human rights awareness project aimed at young persons, with the support of UNESCO. It also welcomed the approval of the Law on Domestic Violence. 54. Montenegro welcomed the initiatives taken, particularly with regard to poverty eradication, social protection and services and juvenile justice. It noted the efforts to combat domestic violence, including through the adoption of the Domestic Violence Act in 2014. It commended the adoption of legislation to improve the protection of the rights of the child. It encouraged full implementation of the Social Protection Strategy 2013-2017. It requested to know the reasons for not ratifying core human rights instruments, although Saint Kitts and Nevis had accepted recommendations in that regard. 55. Morocco noted with satisfaction the initiatives taken in Saint Kitts and Nevis on improving the quality of life of its people through a strategy for the reduction of poverty and a national strategy for social protection; approaching the gender issue and the implementation of relevant judicial and administrative provisions; and the protection of young people, especially through the building of a centre for the reinsertion of young people in conflict with the law. Morocco stated that it considered the implementation of the National Child Protection Protocol to represent remarkable progress. 56. Namibia congratulated Saint Kitts and Nevis for the adoption of the National Social Protection Strategy and Plan of Action for 2013-2017 and the adoption of a best practice model for holistic poverty alleviation. It requested to know about the steps taken to implement the National Child Protection Protocol and Action Plan. It noted that the death penalty remained in the law books but that no executions had been carried out in the previous six years. 57. The Netherlands stated that, at the 2011 universal periodic review, Saint Kitts and Nevis had accepted recommendations to ratify two of the Optional Protocols to the Convention of the Rights of the Child and to review national legislation to ensure compliance with the Convention. However, it was yet to ratify those protocols. The Government was yet to establish an official moratorium on the death penalty. 58. Nicaragua underscored the positive impact on human rights of the social and economic programmes to alleviate poverty, including the National Plan for Social Protection. Overcoming poverty continues to be a fundamental objective for smalleconomy countries, which have not followed the international trend. It recognized the country’s performance in the promotion of a green economy as an alternative to facilitate growth and sustainable development. 9