A/HRC/39/4 62. Luxembourg saluted the legal improvements Burkina Faso had made on women’s rights and the fact that the new draft constitution reinforced human rights and abolished the death penalty. It referred to allegations of torture and ill-treatment in detention centres, detention conditions, the high maternal mortality rate and early and forced marriages. 63. Madagascar highlighted the ratification by Burkina Faso of international treaties and its adoption of laws that addressed violence against women and girls, the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. It encouraged Burkina Faso to make further efforts towards achieving universal health coverage. Madagascar invited the international community to support Burkina Faso in implementing the recommendations. 64. Maldives noted the legislative measures Burkina Faso had taken on women rights and gender equality. It welcomed the adoption of the law to prevent violence against women and girls, and commended Burkina Faso for its National Strategy for the Promotion and Protection of Young Girls for the period 2017–2026. 65. Mali noted various laws in Burkina Faso on the sale of children, the prevention of torture and on ensuring national reconciliation, as well as the progress that had been made in the area of employment. It encouraged the international community to support Burkina Faso. 66. Mauritania noted the adoption by Burkina Faso of various laws, including the review of the Constitution. It invited the international community to support Burkina Faso. 67. Mauritius commended Burkina Faso for the measures it had taken to eradicate poverty and improve access to water and sanitation, the National Economic and Social Development Plan for the period 2016–2020, and efforts to improve the health sector, for the economic empowerment of women and for universal access to education, and to ensure inclusive education for children with disabilities. 68. Mexico acknowledged the law Burkina Faso had passed to establish a national human rights commission and national strategies to promote girls’ education and inclusive education. It welcomed the law on the rights of persons with disabilities. 69. Montenegro noted the adoption by Burkina Faso of a comprehensive set of measures to strengthen the legislative and institutional framework for human rights protection, in particular the national action plan for human rights, and encouraged the Government to ensure its effectiveness. 70. Mozambique commended Burkina Faso for, inter alia, the adoption of various social and economic development frameworks and the strengthening of the National Human Rights Commission. 71. The delegation of Burkina Faso took the floor again to note that Burkina Faso had made progress in the field of education over the previous two decades thanks to the implementation of a range of programmes, including the Programme for Strategic Development in Basic Education for 2012–2021, the National Strategy for the Acceleration of Girls’ Education for 2012–2021 and the National Strategy for the Development of Inclusive Education for 2016–2020. The implementation of the programmes had helped to increase the gross enrolment rate for girls by 6.7 per cent between 2013 and 2016. In addition, the gross enrolment rate for girls in 2017 was significantly higher than that for boys, as were their completion rate for primary education and their success rate for the technological and vocational baccalaureate. Burkina Faso intended to consolidate its achievements through a number of proposed actions. 72. Regarding the protection of children and other vulnerable persons from human trafficking, the delegation of Burkina Faso mentioned the establishment of a child labour monitoring system, the development and approval of 45 indicators to monitor and protect children, and the draft strategy to combat the worst forms of child labour that was pending adoption by the Council of Ministers. To combat child marriage, Burkina Faso had taken steps such as adopting the National Strategy for the Prevention and Elimination of Child Marriage for 2016–2025, establishing a multisectoral platform for the prevention and elimination of child marriage and carrying out a project to combat child marriage for 2016– GE.18-11224 7