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801. Guinea-Bissau noted the following achievements in the education sector: the
revision of the school curriculum, regarding school-years one to six, with the inclusion of
courses on human rights, citizenship, equity, gender and environmental law; the approval of
a Contingency Plan to educate the population to respond to COVID-19, especially in school
environments; and the creation of a Pilot Observatory Project on harmful practices and
school dropouts.
802. Finally, Guinea-Bissau stated that the electoral dispute arising from the last
presidential election, which had paralyzed the country since the month of January of 2020,
had just been resolved, with the adoption of a Supreme Court Decision, in the month of
September 2020.
803. Guinea-Bissau indicated that the Government remained available to cooperate with
the Human Rights Council, in particular with all of its special procedures, and for the
implementation of the important recommendations received, which would require the
contribution of all its partners, during and after the pandemic.
2.
Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the
review
804. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Guinea-Bissau, 12 delegations
made statements.**
805. Burundi commended the progress achieved by Guinea-Bissau in the promotion and
protection of human rights since the completion of the second cycle of the universal
periodic review. It welcomed the measures taken to improve the living conditions of
detainees in the country’s prisons, as well as the reform aimed at including human rights in
the school curricula. Burundi commended Guinea-Bissau for the many plans and strategies
adopted to bring about improvements in education and health, and for action adopted to
fight unemployment and drug trafficking. Burundi recommended that the Human Rights
Council adopt the outcome of the universal periodic review of Guinea-Bissau by consensus.
806. Cabo Verde recalled that it had expressed appreciation during the interactive
dialogue held in January 2020 for the report presented by Guinea-Bissau, which noted
considerable progress made despite the institutional difficulties caused by successive
political crises in the country. It appreciated the achievements highlighted in the National
report, including the country’s commitment to the peer review process and to the various
human rights conventions. Cabo Verde encouraged the authorities of Guinea-Bissau to
redouble their efforts to guarantee compliance with all of the country’s commitments under
the international human rights instruments to which it is party and to implement the main
recommendations received during the present cycle of the universal periodic review.
807. China applauded the efforts made by Guinea-Bissau to: promote social development
and improve people’s lives; promote the development of the education sector and of the
health system; and to take measures to protect the rights of women and children. China
thanked Guinea-Bissau for accepting the recommendations it had made and expressed the
hope that the country would continue to promote sustainable economic social development
and reduce poverty; continue to increase investment in education and promote the
enrolment rate of school-aged children; and continue to develop health care and further
** 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
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