A/HRC/26/11 Rome Statute. It noted that the Comoros was not a party to certain fundamental international human rights instruments, and noted concerns expressed by treaty bodies regarding women’s illiteracy rates and gender disparity in education. Ireland made recommendations. 102. Kenya noted the establishment of the National Commission for Human Rights and Freedoms and encouraged the Comoros to ensure that it was adequately resourced. It welcomed the Government’s commitment to ensuring the full implementation of the recommendations accepted in the first UPR cycle and its continuing efforts to that end. Kenya made a recommendation. 103. The Comorian delegation expressed its gratitude to the Human Rights Council, the troika that had facilitated the universal periodic review of the human rights situation in Comoros, the permanent mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office at Geneva, the International Organization of La Francophonie, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Comoros and all those who had supported Comoros in the exercise. 104. The delegation had taken due note of the comments made by all the speakers and would draw lessons for the future. 105. The delegation said that the Government was determined to continue its efforts to promote, protect and realize human rights, which was an ongoing process. 106. The delegation invited the special rapporteurs and treaty body experts to visit Comoros. 107. It appealed to countries and organizations to support the implementation of the recommendations from the second round of the universal periodic review. 108. The delegation thanked the States that had expressed their willingness to support Comoros. 109. The delegation said that instability, economic weakness and pressing social demands must not be allowed to derail the efforts made to date or jeopardize what remained to be achieved in the area of human rights in Comoros. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 110. The recommendations listed below have been examined by the Comoros and enjoy its support: 110.1 Proceed with the formal abolition of the death penalty and sign and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Germany); 110.2 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the ICCPR, aiming at abolishing the death penalty and proceed with abolishing the death penalty for all crimes (Slovenia); 110.3 Sign the Second Optional Protocol to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, as a step towards accelerating the approval of the new draft Penal Code and the draft Criminal Procedure Code that would include the abolition of the death penalty (Uruguay); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. GE.14-13136 13