A/HRC/45/2 Hinterland Electrification Programme and the Hinterland Education Improvement Programme, and was improving access to water, transportation, connectivity and provision of ICT facilities at the community level. 833. When presenting the addendum to the report on Guyana of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, the delegation stated that Guyana supported 140 of the 199 recommendations it had received, while noting the remaining 59. 834. The delegation reiterated Guyana’s readiness to continue to respond to invitations of the special procedures mandate holders of the Human Rights Council and to cooperate fully with them. However, it noted that a commitment for a standing invitation to all special procedures might not be within the capacity of the Government at this time, but that this issue would continue to be open for consideration. It also stated that the newly created Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance had been tasked with establishing the national mechanism for reporting and follow-up of its human rights treaty obligations. 835. Guyana would also continue to consider the recommendations regarding the ratification of various protocols and conventions, including the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. Although Guyana was not a party to the American Convention on Human Rights, it remained committed to observing the principles of the Charter of the Organization of American States. Guyana also remained firmly committed to the pledges made during the Global High-Level Segment on Statelessness convened by UNHCR in October 2019 and would continue its efforts to end statelessness, guided by its Constitution, national laws and policies and in partnership with international organisations. 836. The five constitutional rights commissions (the Ethnic Relations Commission, the Commission on the Rights of the Child, the Women and Gender equality Commission, the Indigenous Peoples’ Commission and the Human Rights Commission) formed a critical component of the constitutional architecture for the protection of human rights. However, Guyana was of the view that these commissions still needed to be more active in implementing their constitutional mandates and protecting human rights. Guyana was unable at this time to establish a national institution fully compliant with the Paris Principles, but it was discussing with United Nations agencies possible collaboration and technical assistance for strengthening the existing commissions. 837. The delegation noted that, under the Guyana-Norway partnership, Guyana would receive up to 250 million USD, channelled through the Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund, for its forest climate services and stated that it had earmarked a significant portion of the funds for interventions focusing on improving the human rights of the indigenous population and mitigating climate change. Regrettably, in the last five years, this opportunity had been squandered and an 80 million USD project on alternative renewable energy had been shelved. However, the new Government had re-instated the Low Carbon Development Strategy as its national development agenda, with a pro-poor/pro-growth approach aimed at reducing the impact of climate change and protecting the country’s rainforest and eco-systems. 838. Finally, Guyana reiterated its commitment to implement another round of constitutional reform and strengthen human rights legislation. It would also undertake an electoral reform based on the experience of the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. Both reform processes would commence in 2021 and would be subject to broadbased nation-wide consultations. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 133