A/HRC/25/73 C. Right to health 77. The Ivorian Government proclaimed 2013 the “Year of Health”. The Minister of Health informed the Independent Expert that universal medical care coverage had been launched as from December 2013 and that the University Hospital Centre of Côte d’Ivoire had been refurbished. The Independent Expert was informed that the country’s HIV seroprevalence rate had fallen to 3.7 per cent. He calls on the authorities to ensure better access to health facilities, which are often too far from the people who need them. VII. Institution building for the protection of human rights A. Commitments of the international community in Côte d’Ivoire 78. The Independent Expert welcomes the adoption of Security Council resolution 2112 (2013), which extended the mandate of UNOCI and called for it to concentrate on the improvement of the political environment, security and access to all human rights as its main lines of activity. While recognizing that, as mentioned in the resolution, substantial progress has been made in respect of security and human rights, the Independent Expert calls upon the international community to take into consideration the fragility of the current context, in particular in the run-up to the presidential elections of 2015, pending a genuine consolidation of democratic institutions. 79. The Independent Expert should like to once again express his appreciation of the support provided by UNOCI to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire in strengthening the rule of law, in particular by reforming the prison system, by training security and defence forces in international human rights law and humanitarian law, by supporting the Dialogue, Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the National Human Rights Commission and by providing technical training and supervision for non-governmental organizations presenting reports under the universal periodic review mechanism. B. International commitments of Côte d’Ivoire in the field of human rights 80. The Independent Expert notes with satisfaction that the Government has declared that it recognizes the possibility of filing individual complaints with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights and has ratified the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol). Côte d’Ivoire acceded to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 21 June 2013 and to the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness on 3 October 2013. C. National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire 81. The establishment of the National Human Rights Commission of Côte d’Ivoire provides tangible evidence of institutional progress in the field of human rights in the country. However, the Independent Expert notes that the law relating to the Commission places it operationally under the aegis of the Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Civil Liberties. As a result, the perception of the Commission’s status is tainted, as its budget falls under the Financial Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Justice. The Commission is thus in a hybrid situation, lacking a clear identity. GE.14-10154 17