A/HRC/38/15 85. Highlighting efforts to combat trafficking in persons and rehabilitate the victims, and with reference to questions and remarks raised by Nepal, Paraguay and the United Kingdom, the Coordinator described various initiatives, including State-funded shelters and day centres for victims of trafficking in persons, the granting of work visas to victims, and the provision of medical, psychiatric and psychological care, as well as of State-funded legal aid. She also described the establishment of a special forfeiture fund dedicated to combating trafficking, the training of government officials, and the entry into bilateral agreements regarding foreign workers to eliminate exorbitant and illegal brokerage fees and protect workers when in Israel. 86. The Director of the Authority for the Advancement of the Status of Women, Eva Madjiboj, responding to questions and remarks raised by Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand and Angola, relayed developments in combating sexual harassment, including: the criminalization as a sexual harassment offence of the publication against one’s will of media content, including photographs, videos and recordings, focusing on a person’s sexuality; the establishment of a committee to develop a national programme to eradicate sexual harassment; and the campaign to promote tolerance towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community. 87. The Director reviewed the Authority’s various initiatives, which included requiring gender-mainstreamed budgeting in all government ministries, examining legislative bills from a gender perspective, and a three-year training programme for female advisers on gender equality in local authorities, and in particular in Arab localities. Furthermore, the Authority conducted seminars for school advisers and promoted special programmes for the integration of girls in technological and mathematical studies. 88. Referring to questions raised by Poland and Romania, the Director stated that the Authority was formulating a national programme for combating violence against women, and was advancing the recognition of economic violence as an act of domestic violence, and as a civil wrong. 89. Chile welcomed advances on women’s rights and encouraged Israel to withdraw its reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 90. China called on the international community to continue to support a two-State approach and to support the relaunching of negotiations with a view to a lasting and just resolution. 91. Costa Rica acknowledged progress on gender equality. It was concerned about discrimination and restrictions suffered by the Palestinians. 92. Cuba recalled previous recommendations that it had made and that had not been accepted by Israel on issues including the Gaza blockade and illegal settlements. 93. Czechia praised the conducive living environment for some minority groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. 94. Denmark commended Israel on its vibrant democratic debate, but was concerned with the shrinking space for human rights defenders. 95. Ecuador noted that despite progress on certain topics, such as the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, worrying problems persisted. 96. Egypt expressed deep concern over racist practices against non-Jewish citizens, especially Arabs and those of African descent. 97. Finland encouraged further steps in efforts by Israel to improve its policy and institutional framework for the elimination of discrimination against women. 98. France welcomed the readiness of Israel to pursue a dialogue through the universal periodic review and hoped that it would cooperate with all human rights mechanisms. 99. Georgia hoped that Israel would further mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities and encouraged the Government to enhance efforts to empower women. 8