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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
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