A/HRC/24/10 122. Lebanon applauded Djibouti’s role in the Human Rights Council, as well as its accession to international instruments, particularly the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. It urged Djibouti to continue the necessary consultations to ratify other human rights instruments. Lebanon made recommendations. 123. Lesotho welcomed the harmonization of domestic legislation with regional and international instruments, the ratification of which reflected commitment and cooperation. It recognized progress in education, including free primary education. Limited capacity and resources hindered further advancement. Lesotho made a recommendation. 124. Madagascar acknowledged improved reporting to treaty bodies. It noted wider access to health care and the justice system, and poverty reduction efforts. It encouraged capacity-building in the National Human Rights Commission, the protection of vulnerable groups and the implementation of the national strategy for the total elimination of all forms of excision. 125. Malaysia commended the legislative and institutional reforms, and welcomed the improvements in extreme poverty and access to education, aiming for universal education by 2015. It considered that technical assistance would be necessary to overcome challenges to further progress. Malaysia made recommendations. 126. Maldives applauded the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and noted efforts to empower women by reorganizing the Ministry for the Promotion of Women and Family Planning and creating a National Gender Policy. Maldives made recommendations. 127. Mali welcomed ratification and implementation of international instruments and the creation of an independent body and strategic plan for children, protecting rights and combating begging and exploitation. It recognized judicial reforms, which improved rural access through circuit courts. 128. Mauritania commended the prioritization of human rights promotion and the rule of law, and noted that the judicial reform provided greater institutional independence. It welcomed the creation of new bodies to protect the rights of children and people with a disability and to combat racism. 129. Mexico recognized a strengthened international framework through the ratification of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the adoption of legislation to protect women. It encouraged the development of the National Human Rights Commission to bring it in line with Paris Principles. Mexico made recommendations. 130. Montenegro reiterated the need to implement the Criminal Code in investigating and punishing FGM. It commended the ratification of international instruments and the abolition of the death penalty. It urged amendment of the Family Code to introduce gender equality. Montenegro made recommendations. 131. Morocco welcomed political reforms introducing proportional representation. The National Human Rights Commission had received capacity-building support. The National Social Development Initiative included food stamps, social safety nets and microfinance. It commended judicial reform, incorporating legal aid and circuit courts. Morocco made a recommendation. GE.13-15502 15