A/HRC/26/15 the regularization process for those who chose to benefit from the plan. The authorities were strictly observing that decree. 24. The Dominican Republic was not the only country facing major challenges in migration planning and documentation, and it has taken advantage of the many experiences and contributions of other countries, which had allowed the Dominican Republic to build a coherent and effective road map that would hopefully also be valuable for other countries in similar situations. 25. Referring to the implementation of the recommendations made in 2009 by the Holy See, Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Uruguay, the delegation stated that the drafting of a provision to combat child abuse continued through the Guide on Comprehensive Health Care for Children and Adolescents Victims of Violence and Abuse, and that a strategic framework proposing a road map for making the Dominican Republic free from child labour by 2020 and from its worst forms by 2015 was being implemented. 26. The Dominican Republic had started implementing multiple programmes to prevent teenage pregnancy through the National Commission for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, with the support of departments of the Ministry of Health, Education and Youth, and the Office of the First Lady and the Office of the Vice President. 27. In accordance with the recommendations of Canada from the first cycle regarding the rights of persons with disabilities, the Dominican Republic had signed agreements aimed at their protection, and had carried out an intensive campaign in 2013 to promote their social inclusion, together with workshops aimed at their insertion into the productive national labour market. 28. A concern about that topic had been raised by the delegation previously in the intervention of the Dominican Republic during the 51st Commission for Social Development held in February 2013 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, regarding the situation of disabled persons who were not yet reflected as vulnerable group in the area of HIV/AIDS at the United Nations, which should be done in order to increase international cooperation in combating HIV/AIDS and helping persons who were affected with the disease. 29. Taking into account the previous recommendations of Azerbaijan, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, the Holy See, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delegation noted that the protection of women was enshrined in its Constitution of 2010, and that there were advances regarding the rights of women, including related to the right to equality in political participation. The Dominican Republic had women deputies and senators, mayors, councilors and, for the second time, a woman has been elected as Vice President. 30. Regarding racial discrimination, in accordance with the recommendations of Algeria, Belgium, Ghana, Nigeria and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the delegation stated that the Government had been implementing a series of measures, such as the Attorney General’s resolutions aimed at preventing any discrimination against the access of persons to court and to prosecute all forms of discrimination in social services throughout the country. 31. The Special Prosecutor’s Office to Combat Trafficking and Smuggling in Persons was created in 2013 as one of the efforts to combat those crimes, and all members of the Public Prosecution Service were instructed to take immediate and forceful action against pimping and human trafficking. 32. Regarding the right to social security and an adequate standard of living, the delegation reported the continued hard work aimed at the elimination of poverty and food insecurity of the most vulnerable. From 2012, the central Government had provided for the 6