A/HRC/41/12 been renewed. The Government was also in the process of identifying appropriate measures to fight corruption. 10. Although three death sentences had been handed down since independence, the Comoros was committed to abolishing the death penalty; a draft Criminal Code had been submitted to the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros for that purpose, but the members had not adopted it. The Government had continued to raise awareness of the issue among the members of the Assembly. 11. Concerning conditions of detention, the Comoros had considered measures such as the conduct of studies for the renovation of the Moroni detention centre, the training of judges in humanitarian law, a law on prisoner rehabilitation and the establishment of a corps of prison officers, and a law on the separation of women and children in detention. The Comoros had also signed an agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross to guarantee unrestricted access to places of detention. However, detention conditions continued to be a matter of concern, owing to the lack of adequate resources. 12. In the judicial sphere, the Government had drafted a bill on legal aid, which was under consideration in the Assembly of the Union of the Comoros, and a bill to establish a national ombudsperson. At the same time, laws on the Supreme Council of Justice and on the status of judges had been enacted. However, given the serious difficulties experienced in the functioning of the court system, the Government had looked at ways of improving infrastructure and staff training, with the support of the European Union. 13. The Comoros had ratified the main human rights instruments, including the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. 14. In the area of employment and social security, the Comoros had adopted a national youth policy focused on education and skills development, health and well-being, and young people’s empowerment. The process of strengthening the National Agency for Investment Promotion had almost been completed. The Government had set the target of bringing unemployment down to under 10 per cent in the short term by means of more appropriate training programmes for young people. In addition, a bill on the protection of unskilled workers in the Comoros had been submitted to the Assembly. 15. A national social protection policy and action plan had been drawn up in 2014 and, to combat poverty, the Government had developed a national policy on inclusive and sustainable protection. As a result, the poverty rate had fallen from 44.8 per cent in 2004 to 34.2 per cent in 2014. 16. Regarding access to drinking water and food, the Comoros had undertaken water supply projects to benefit rural areas. Moreover, a country programming framework had been adopted to intensify, diversify and commercialize agricultural and livestock production for improved food security. The programme included provisions on soil management. 17. The Comoros had also adopted the Act on the Urban Planning and Housing Code. Regarding access to energy, considerable progress had been made with the implementation of national development strategies that provided for the entire population to have access to energy. The Government had laid stress on the regularity of energy supply and the fact that the Comoros was committed to promoting renewable energy. 18. Concerning the right to health, specific actions had been undertaken, such as the adoption of the Act on universal health-care coverage, the implementation of the national health-care policy and the preparation of two studies, one on the general health insurance scheme and the other on the health map. The Government had also launched a major project to build medical centres, in particular a mother and child centre and a teaching hospital in Moroni. These efforts had resulted in a reduction in child mortality in the Comoros. 19. With regard to the right to education, the Comoros had placed great emphasis on the policy of increasing the availability of education and gradually eliminating illiteracy. All children had guaranteed access to primary school and the primary and preschool enrolment GE.19-06795 3