A/HRC/45/2 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 433. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Guinea, 12 delegations made statements.** 434. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela commended Guinea for establishing a national agency for health security and the provision of free healthcare where women have qualified medical personnel during childbirth. It commended the efforts of Guinea to combat female genital mutilation and policies aimed at reducing poverty. 435. Botswana welcomed Guinea’s efforts to prohibit female genital mutilation and improve reproductive health, to strengthen the national human rights institution and the national Ombudsman, and its acceptance of the recommendation made by Botswana to protect of the rights of persons with albinism. 436. Burkina Faso hailed Guinea for its efforts to improve human rights across the country, including combating violence against women and girls. Burkina Faso encouraged Guinea to continue its efforts and called on the international community to support it. 437. Burundi appreciated efforts made to combat early marriage, eradicate female genital mutilation, and combat impunity and domestic violence. It also praised efforts to protect the rights of persons with disabilities and its national social economic plan to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. 438. Cabo Verde thanked Guinea for efforts made and encouraged it to positively respond to invitations to special procedures mandate holders. Cabo Verde encouraged Guinea to bolster measures to promote political and civil rights and completely abolish capital punishment. 439. Chad congratulated Guinea for having accepted the majority of recommendations and called on the Council to adopt the universal periodic review outcome document of Guinea. 440. China welcomed Guinea’s active participation in the universal periodic review process and commended the country for its commitment to reducing poverty, promoting employment, boosting agricultural production, developing health and education programmes and protecting the rights of vulnerable groups, including women, children, and persons with disabilities. China thanked Guinea for accepting recommendations made by China and hoped the country will continue to implement the National Economic and Social Development Plan. 441. Cuba congratulated Guinea for the large number of recommendations that the country has accepted and appreciated that the recommendations put forward by Cuba have enjoyed the support of Guinea. It encouraged Guinea to continue to place a priority on work to reduce poverty and improve access and quality of healthcare services and inclusive education, particularly in rural areas. It encouraged Guinea to implement all the accepted recommendations. 442. Djibouti welcomed the additional presentation, which highlights the efforts and commitments made by Guinea to promote and protect human rights. It also congratulated ** The statements of the delegations that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/45session/Pages/Oralstatements.aspx 79