A/HRC/32/11 100. In closing, the delegation congratulated OHCHR for its efforts in overseeing the review process. It considered the review process a catalyst for Palau to look within, assess its situation and open its eyes to the gaps in its system when ensuring the rights of its people. The Government thanked the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat for their guidance and support. 101. The delegation thanked the Government of Israel and the Government of Sweden in particular for their gracious donation to support its participation in the present session. It expressed its appreciation to the Netherlands for providing funding support to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community so that it, in turn, could provide the necessary support to all Pacific countries, including training support in Palau in 2015 for the mock session in preparation for the present review and for the participation of representatives of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community in the present session. 102. Palau welcomed and was seeking any assistance and support available from development partners and donors to pursue its human rights endeavours, not only with regard to fulfilling its international human rights obligations, but also for aligning itself to these principles. 103. The delegation thanked the Permanent Mission of Fiji in Geneva for its assistance with the preparations for this session, for opening its offices to it and for all the guidance provided with regard to chairing its meeting. It also thanked all the member States present for their input and recommendations which will indeed assist Palau in all of its work on the human rights conventions. Lastly, it thanked the Working Group and OHCHR staff, especially OHCHR Asia-Pacific office for its support, assistance and guidance in preparing for this second review. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 104. The following recommendations will be examined by Palau, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-second session of the Human Rights Council, in June 2016: 104.1 Speed efforts to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Namibia); 104.2 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (New Zealand); 104.3 Ratify the international human rights treaties and their optional protocols, in order to strengthen the implementation and observance of international human rights law, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Panama); 104.4 Ratify, as a matter of priority, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Portugal); 104.5 Consider continuing on to the ratification of the core human rights instruments (Trinidad and Tobago); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 15