A/HRC/30/13 prepared seeking a decision from the Cabinet to direct the national reporting and monitoring body to plan and consult with relevant stakeholders on the accession to human rights treaties. Denmark made a recommendation. 56. Egypt pointed out that, despite the fact that it had accepted the recommendation arising from the universal periodic review, the Marshall Islands had not ratified the majority of the key human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Egypt was also concerned that indigenous rights had been seriously affected by, inter alia, environmental contamination and displacement. Egypt was further concerned that the population experienced threats of increased drought, freshwater shortages, sanitation problems, food insecurity and coastal erosion. Egypt made recommendations. 57. Estonia referred to steps to implement previous recommendations including on the rights of persons with disabilities with the approval of the National Policy on Disability. Estonia commended the enactment of a new Criminal Code closely in line with international human rights standards and of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act 2011, which criminalized domestic violence. Estonia encouraged continued cooperation with the special procedures. Estonia made recommendations. 58. Fiji congratulated the Marshall Islands for the introduction of laws and policies to proactively prevent and deal with gender-based violence against women and girls, particularly the 2011 domestic violence law, the Child Protection Act and the recently approved National Gender Policy. Fiji shared with the Marshall Islands the challenges related to the loss of land and livelihood as a result of climate change, and concerning the course set to empower communities to be able to enforce social and economic rights in jeopardy as a result of climate change. Fiji made recommendations. 59. Responding to questions, the Marshall Islands thanked Fiji for its cooperation in the context of its participation in the Working Group session. The Marshall Islands reaffirmed that Parliament would certainly adopt those treaties and optional protocols before it in the course of 2015. The Marshall Islands stressed that because it had adopted its Constitution in 1978/1979, after many neighbouring countries had adopted theirs, it had had the benefit of learning from their laws and their judiciary’s history to draft and approve a bill of rights that was quite extraordinary. The Marshall Islands had been trying during the past decades to harmonize its domestic legislation with international treaties and protocols despite the many obstacles and impediments to implementing those treaties. 60. The Marshall Islands stated that in some parts of the country, it was still distributing drinking water. It indicated that when it had to decide whether to build a prison for women or a maternity ward, it would choose the latter. It emphasized that it was not for lack of political will, but a matter of managing limited resources and that the Marshall Islands would abide by its commitments made in the context of the universal periodic review and regional meetings to implement them as soon as possible. 61. France welcomed the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Marshall Islands and its standing invitation to the special procedures. France regretted that the Marshall Islands had still not ratified the two fundamental international covenants in line with its commitments from the first universal periodic review cycle. France made recommendations. 62. Germany acknowledged the challenges facing the Marshall Islands, especially its resource constraints and the consequences of climate change. Germany welcomed steps taken since the first universal periodic review such as the development of the National Strategic Plan and policies on disability, youth and gender as well as revision of the Criminal Code, criminalizing all forms of domestic violence. Germany indicated that some 11