A/HRC/41/10 provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. With the assistance of the country’s bilateral partners, training courses had been conducted for police officers, magistrates and lawyers on the implementation of the Family Protection Act. The National Gender Equality Policy had been approved by the Council of Ministers in July 2015. As part of its decision and approval of the policy, the Council of Ministers had agreed to allocate the necessary financial resources to the Ministry of Justice and Community Services and the Department of Women’s Affairs for the effective implementation of the policy over its lifetime (2015–2019). 25. The Pacific Partnership to End Violence against Women and Girls brought together Governments, civil society organizations, communities and other partners to promote gender equality, prevent violence against women and girls and increase access to quality response services for survivors. The Partnership was a five-year programme, from 2018– 2022, in recognition of the importance of gender equality for achieving sustainable development, and contributed directly to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. 26. The Government had established the National Human Rights Committee in 2014 to coordinate the implementation of accepted recommendations from the universal periodic review and the monitoring of progress and impact. That body consisted of key agencies such as the Attorney General’s Office, the Department of Women’s Affairs, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade. In addition, an implementation matrix had been developed to assist the Government in implementing the recommendations. 27. The Government planned to undertake internal consultations for the ratification of the amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression (Kampala amendments) and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. 28. The Ministry of Justice and Community Services would be carrying out consultations on and minor amendments to legislation in 2019 in order to align the age defining a minor, child and juvenile and the age of marriage, as reflected in recommendations set out in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Protection orders could be obtained under the Family Protection Act to protect women against domestic violence. In addition, traditional justice systems took the form of meetings held at traditional meeting venues that imposed fines on people who violated women’s rights, especially in cases involving violence. 29. Lastly, the Family Life Education programme was a long-term intervention strategy that had commenced in 2013, aimed at delivering age-appropriate information and education on sexual and reproductive health in schools. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 30. During the interactive dialogue, 55 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 31. Serbia expressed appreciation for the activities carried out by Vanuatu on the recommendations that it had received during the previous review cycle. It commended the adoption and implementation of the National Sustainable Development Plan, 2016–2030, and the role of the National Human Rights Committee. 32. Seychelles noted that, as fellow small island developing States, both countries were acutely aware of the adverse impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights. In that context, Seychelles appreciated the adoption of the National Policy on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. 33. Singapore commended Vanuatu for being the first Pacific State to develop a national implementation plan for review recommendations and for having introduced strategies and 6