A/HRC/40/13 efforts of States to realize gender equality in law and practice by addressing discrimination against women and girls. 38. France expressed appreciation for the strong commitment to human rights displayed by Monaco both at the country level and in international organizations, as reflected recently by the country’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 39. Gabon congratulated Monaco on the adoption of legislation for the disabled, in particular the act on the protection, autonomy and promotion of the rights and freedoms of persons with disabilities, adopted in 2014, and on the ratification in 2017 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It commended measures taken for the protection of older persons, in particular the opening of the Clinical Gerontology Centre. 40. Georgia hailed the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It welcomed the establishment of a national institution for the promotion and protection of human rights, namely the Office of the High Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Liberties and for Mediation, as well as of the Association for the Support of Victims of Crime. 41. Germany commended Monaco on its ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 42. Ghana welcomed the establishment of the Office of the High Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Liberties and for Mediation in 2013, and of the Association for the Support of Victims of Crime in 2014 to provide support to victims of various acts of violence and other criminal offences. It commended the country on its ratification of the Convention on the Rights on Persons with Disabilities in 2017. 43. The delegation observed that, with its 2 km2 territory, Monaco was neither a destination country nor a migration corridor. Furthermore, as Monaco and France formed a customs union, controls were carried out by the French customs authorities, which had the same powers as on French territory. Monaco therefore issued no entry visas for its territory. Since 1 January 2018, 55 unaccompanied minor migrants had entered Monegasque territory. Child protection measure had been implemented and the children had been placed in the care of the Department of Social Welfare and Social Services. Following a health check, the children had been handed over to the French authorities in charge of monitoring the entry and movement of third-country nationals in the Schengen Area, as required by European regulations. 44. Regarding violence against children, the delegation referred to the concept of “specific forms of violence” against particularly vulnerable groups. The delegation also referred to a bill that would shortly be submitted to the legislative assembly (National Council), which established the commission of violent acts against children not resulting in injuries as an aggravating circumstance. 45. Concerning disability, the delegation said that, in addition to a guaranteed subsistence minimum, a spectrum of supporting funds were made available for the implementation of disability benefit programmes for adults and children, including: home help services, education assistants, tailor-made holidays, transportation by taxi and coverage of non-classified services. Legislation had helped promote professional inclusion of persons with disabilities and enhanced recognition of the role played by parents of children with disabilities, granting them the right to family benefits. 46. Honduras commended Monaco on its efforts to implement the recommendations it had received during the second review cycle, including its establishment of the Office of the High Commissioner for the Protection of Rights and Liberties and for Mediation. It noted with appreciation the financial contributions made by Monaco to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. GE.18-22679 7