A/HRC/43/10 preschool, primary, and secondary education. Some 93 per cent of children between the ages of 3 and 6 attended preschool and over 7,000 schools – 95 per cent of them Stateowned – provided secondary education. 11. More than 700,000 citizens had benefited from the Programme for the Development of Productive Employment and Mass Entrepreneurship for 2017–2021, obtaining professional skills to enter the workforce. In 2018, the Government had expanded the eligibility for targeted social assistance and other benefits, increasing the average basic pension by over 70 per cent. 12. Since 2015, Kazakhstan had adopted numerous fundamental reforms to its justice system aimed at guaranteeing independent and qualified judges, ensuring the rule of law, increasing the accessibility of courts, ensuring the impartiality and fairness of the court system and bringing national courts into line with international standards. Currently, 90 per cent of civil court claims were filed online. All courts were equipped with audio and video recording systems. Emphasis was put on efforts to promote mediation, as a method of pretrial resolution of disputes. 13. In 2018, access to legal services, especially for socially vulnerable groups, had been expanded by a new law. Standards for legal practice and education had been raised and barriers to entering the legal profession had been reduced. 14. In 2016, the Office of the Commissioner for Children’s Rights had been established, legislation guaranteeing children’s rights and punishing child abuse had been improved and juvenile courts had been established. 15. The World Economic Forum had recognized the progress of Kazakhstan in achieving equality for women. The prevention of domestic violence against women and children was a national priority. 16. Kazakhstan had introduced trilingual education, encouraged multilingualism and enabled children to learn in their native languages. State policy emphasized the preservation and strengthening of interconfessional harmony and respect. 17. To combat the illegal export, import and trafficking of persons, an inter-agency commission had been established. 18. With regard to a national mechanism for reporting and follow-up, the Government had taken the measures necessary, including the adoption of comprehensive action plans, improving legislation and creating the institutional framework to implement the recommendations stemming from the universal periodic review and other United Nations human rights mechanisms. 19. The Government had the political will to meet all the challenges it faced and to create opportunities for positive and lasting change for the country and its citizens. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 20. During the interactive dialogue, 93 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 21. Togo noted with satisfaction that Kazakhstan had continued active collaboration with the United Nations human rights mechanisms, had received visits by special procedure mandate holders and had ratified a number of conventions. 22. Tunisia welcomed the cooperation with the special procedures mechanism and the Human Rights Council. It also commended Kazakhstan for its ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the reform of the Criminal Code. 23. Turkmenistan welcomed the establishment of the National Council of Public Trust, appointment of commissioners for human rights and children’s rights and the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 3