A/HRC/41/7 38.253 Strengthen actions to reduce illiteracy and dropout among girls belonging to ethnic minorities and increase their access to secondary and tertiary education (Mexico); 38.254 Continue accelerating access to quality education, especially for people from disadvantaged and vulnerable backgrounds (Nepal); 38.255 Continue efforts to improve the quality of education, especially in rural and mountainous regions (Qatar); 38.256 Continue its efforts in ensuring people’s access to education and culture, including in rural areas and remote regions (State of Palestine); 38.257 Continue to invest in health-care services for women (China); 38.258 Continue to consolidate the headway made in promoting the rights and well-being of women (Dominican Republic); 38.259 Step up efforts for the participation of woman in political and public life and their representation in decision-making bodies (Ethiopia); 38.260 Prohibit all forms of violence against women and strengthen women’s access to justice (Iceland); 38.261 Continue to strengthen measures to prevent abuse and violence against women (Japan); 38.262 Adopt a national plan of action to prevent all forms of violence against women and assign sufficient resources for its implementation (Spain); 38.263 Further invest in women’s economic empowerment and promote decent work for women in partnership with relevant international organizations (Thailand); 38.264 Continue efforts to combat domestic violence and violence against women (Tunisia); 38.265 Effectively implement policies for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls (Albania); 38.266 Continue steps towards women’s empowerment and guaranteeing equal opportunities (Armenia); 38.267 Raise public awareness on gender equality and combating discrimination against women and girls (Cambodia); 38.268 Implement the policy on promoting gender equality and bridging the gender gap, which focuses on enhancing the role and participation of women in the political, economic and social spheres (Cambodia); 38.269 Continue to consolidate the progress and achievements made in promoting the rights and welfare of children and adolescents (Dominican Republic); 38.270 Undertake efforts to eliminate child prostitution and child labour, as well as to ensure that girls in prostitution are treated as victims (Montenegro); 38.271 Take further measures to strengthen the implementation of the rights of the child and consider the establishment of an independent child rights monitoring mechanism (Poland); 38.272 Change the definition of the child to all persons under 18 years of age, in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Slovenia); 38.273 Continue effective implementation of projects and programmes on the prevention of child accidents and injuries (Syrian Arab Republic); 38.274 Continue efforts to take effective measures to prevent and combat school violence (Tunisia); 21