A/HRC/18/10 77. With regard to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, the delegation referred to the Government’s Agenda for Change, which had been transformed into the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper II. This Paper was informed by the MDGs and incorporated strategies for the attainment of those Goals. The Government was actively engaged in meeting the Goals within a time framework. 78. Since 2007 Sierra Leone had adopted a new mines and minerals policy and enacted legislation and regulations governing the exploitation of natural resources and the distribution of mineral wealth within the country. Sierra Leone was a candidate country of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and expected to be considered under this initiative’s process in the near future. Sierra Leone was mindful of the importance of the careful management of resources as one of the findings of the Truth Commission was that country’s mineral resources, although not a direct cause of the conflict, had contributed to its prolongation. 79. In conclusion, Sierra Leone promised to continue its efforts to honour its obligations and wished to record that technical assistance would be needed to address many of the issues facing the country which were raised during the dialogue. The delegation thanked participants for their engagement and promised cooperation. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 80. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Sierra Leone and enjoy its support: 80.1. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Spain); 80.2. Examine the possibility of ratifying the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICRMW), the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and the Optional Protocol to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Argentina); 80.3. Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and present the most delayed reports, particularly on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and on the two International Covenants (Costa Rica); 80.4. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and establish an independent national mechanism to monitor places of deprivation of liberty (France); 80.5. Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (United Kingdom); 13