A/HRC/34/43 (a) The Committee on the Rights of the Child (following consideration in 2013 of the second periodic report of Guinea on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child); (b) The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (following consideration in 2014 of the initial report of Guinea on the implementation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child); (c) The Human Rights Council (following the second universal periodic review of Guinea in January 2015), particularly the recommendations concerning the rights of the child. 55. In May, the country office helped the Ministry of National Unity and Citizenship to prepare a technical note on the organization of a midterm review of the implementation of the recommendations of the second universal periodic review of Guinea in 2015. Through this technical note, the Minister sought support from the Government for implementation of those recommendations before the next deadline in 2019. The country office continued to provide technical support to the Ministry in organizing a national conference on human rights, scheduled to take place before the end of 2016, that would also include an implementation plan for the recommendations made in the course of the 2015 universal periodic review and those made by the various treaty bodies. 56. During the reporting period, the country office encouraged the various stakeholders to provide input and formulate recommendations for the dialogue to be held at the thirtyfourth session of the Human Rights Council on the follow-up to resolution 31/29, at which particular emphasis would be placed on the fight against impunity. 57. With regard to special procedures, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism accepted an invitation to visit Guinea in the second half of 2016. C. Strengthening the rule of law 58. As in 2015, the country office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guinea continued to support Guinea in strengthening the rule of law, including in the areas of security, justice and governance of the mining sector. 59. As part of the security sector reform process, technical support was provided in partnership with the Strategic Orientation Commission for Security Sector Reform. This support resulted in human rights being incorporated into induction training programmes for the defence and security forces (police and gendarmerie academies, military schools and training centres in Guinea) through the development and validation of four training modules in human rights and the training of a pool of 40 trainers and in-service instructors at these institutions. The country office provided technical expertise to the Ministry of Security and Civil Protection in drafting and publishing a code of ethics for the national police in Guinea. According to the provisions of Decree No. D/2016/262/PRG/SGG of 25 August 2016, which governs this code, the national police is required to perform its duties in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international conventions, the Constitution and the law. 60. From 9 to 12 August, the country office, in accordance with the recommendations made by the “Defence” Sectoral Committee on Security Sector Reform, held an information and awareness-raising workshop in Samoreya camp in Kindia for 178 members of the Gangan battalion, including three women, who were awaiting deployment on an international peacekeeping mission. During this capacity-building exercise, which was organized in collaboration with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and the International GE.17-00658 11