A/HRC/30/13 69. Montenegro welcomed the adoption of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act 2011 and asked about activities for its full implementation and whether there was any intention to define 18 years as the legal age of marriage for girls. Montenegro also asked the Marshall Islands for information on the expected finalization of its internal accession procedure and on becoming a party to specific treaties. It inquired about the measures taken to strengthen laws and policies on child protection and integrate them into existing mechanisms. Montenegro made recommendations. 70. Morocco highlighted the commitment of the Marshall Islands to social and economic development with the adoption of the National Strategic Plan (2015–2017). It welcomed the visit of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. Morocco welcomed the measures taken aimed at accession to the main international human rights instruments, including the Convention against Torture, the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It highlighted the adoption of the new Penal Code and various policies and strategies on disability, reproductive health, family planning and climate change. Morocco made recommendations. 71. Namibia encouraged the Marshall Islands to continue its efforts to promote and protect the rights of its people despite the challenges of climate change and environmental disasters. It was pleased to note the enactment of the Domestic Violence Prevention and Protection Act 2011 and inquired about the status of the national women’s policy. Namibia made recommendations. 72. The Marshall Islands thanked those State representatives who had encouraged it and commended the work that had been done since the last universal periodic review. It thanked Israel for the installation of drinking water facilities in Eba, which would ensure that children attended school and had access to clean drinking water. It also mentioned the good cooperation with Japan along with the European Union in a programme of energy supply in the country. The Marshall Islands would continue to work with neighbouring countries, including Maldives, to deal with climate change issues. 73. The Marshall Islands considered that the most important human right was the right to exist. Countries in the Pacific and particularly the Marshall Islands had been subjected to forces beyond their control in terms of displacement of population as well as difficulty in providing basic health and education to their populations. The Marshall Islands considered that responsibility to be less important just because there were other priorities. It was a matter of making choices on what to address first and what to address next. The Marshall Islands viewed the right to exist as primarily important. 74. The Marshall Islands emphasized that there were places in the country that would be forbidden for human habitation for the following years. Displaced persons from the Nuclear Testing Program remained scattered not only throughout the Marshall Islands but also throughout the United States and in other parts of the world. Their human rights should be part of the discussion. The country also had issues with climate change over which it had absolutely no control. The Marshall Islands had been vocal in world forums on that issue because it was a right to exist issue. The Marshall Islands stressed the need to anticipate and urgently find answers to the rising of the ocean and what to do with the population, displaced people and how to secure their other human rights in the future. The Marshall Islands reiterated its commitment to ensure that universal periodic review recommendations were implemented. 13