A/HRC/41/4 86. Thailand commended New Zealand for identifying in its report specific areas that required strengthening. Thailand welcomed the new Ministry for Children, the Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy, and efforts to reduce inequalities faced by Māori. 87. Togo welcomed the ratification of seven international human rights conventions and encouraged New Zealand to expedite the procedure for acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. 88. Tunisia hailed efforts to reinforce the legislative and institutional framework for human rights, in particular by increasing the powers of the national committee for equality and ratifying several international treaties. 89. Ukraine welcomed efforts to eliminate discrimination against women, including the establishment of the new position of Parliamentary Undersecretary to the Minister of Justice, and the new Integrated Safety Response approach to ensure prompt action for the safety of victims of domestic violence. 90. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland paid tribute to efforts to promote media freedom. It encouraged New Zealand to engage constructively with the findings of the Royal Commission on Mental Health and Addiction. 91. The United States of America supported continued efforts to counter domestic violence. It encouraged the enforcement of regulations aimed at increasing the transparency of foreign migrant recruitment and compliance with employment and immigration requirements. 92. Uruguay welcomed the information that New Zealand was considering acceding to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure. 93. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela was concerned by the precarious nature of the protection of human rights in New Zealand, as those rights lacked constitutional status in the country. 94. Viet Nam commended New Zealand for its achievements on gender equality, and for its initiatives for the protection and promotion of the rights of persons from vulnerable groups, such as the Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy. 95. Afghanistan commended New Zealand on its human rights achievements since the last review and on steps taken to increase the participation of women in senior public service posts and State sector boards and committees. 96. Algeria noted with satisfaction the adoption by New Zealand of new legal provisions in the field of education, in particular the 2017 legislative amendments on education that had established the country’s objectives and priorities on the issue. 97. Argentina commended New Zealand on the adoption of the National Plan of Action for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, the establishment of the International Human Rights Governance Group and the signature of the Safe Schools Declaration. 98. Armenia welcomed the establishment of the International Human Rights Governance Group, actions aimed at the protection and promotion of women’s rights, and progress in the protection of the rights of the child. 99. Australia acknowledged the implementation of recommendations from the previous review. Australia commended continued efforts by New Zealand to address child poverty and well-being, as well as to address disparities in education, employment, income and health. 100. The Bahamas recognized work by New Zealand to promote youth justice, to reform the disability support system and to improve the realization of the right to housing, as well as the introduction of a number of legislative instruments. 101. Bangladesh shared concerns about the absence of a comprehensive national policy to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. It indicated that New Zealand should continue efforts to address domestic violence. 9