A/HRC/43/17 70. The Ministry of Civil Affairs had coordinated the process of drafting the policy on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Special attention had been paid to sexual and reproductive health in cases of natural disasters and emergencies. 71. In the past three years, Bosnia and Herzegovina had faced an increased inflow of migrants, totalling nearly 7,000 persons on a daily basis, most of whom stayed close to the border with Croatia. It was a huge humanitarian challenge to provide basic supplies and accommodation to all migrants in the State, requiring support from international organizations. 72. In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a number of reform processes had been initiated in the area of labour and social welfare policy and the preparation of new legislation aimed at supporting families with children in the Federation by securing the right to child allowance for non-working mothers. 73. In 2017, the Foster Care Law of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina had been adopted, which systematically regulated the placement and support of children without parental care, adults without family care, older and infirm persons and persons with disabilities. So far, 33 foster carers had been educated in the Federation. 74. For 10 years, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska had been operating funds for the employment of persons with disabilities, recording very good results. Great progress had been made in that area, and interest for employment had been expressed both by persons with disabilities and by employers. 75. In the Republika Srpska, activities had been launched to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, to harmonize legislation and align regulations with international conventions and to prevent discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. The Republika Srpska had adopted the 2018–2022 Anti-Corruption Strategy and Action Plan. Significant progress had been made on gender equality in employment. Particular attention had been paid to the prevention of domestic violence through the adoption of the 2019–2020 Action Plan for the Implementation of the Istanbul Convention. The new Republika Srpska Criminal Code, chapter XIII of which sanctioned trafficking in human beings, had been passed in 2017. 76. The 2018 law on the protection of victims of wartime torture, the 2019–2023 strategy for combating cybercrime, the 2017–2026 strategy for improving the social conditions of persons with disabilities, the 2016–2021 strategy for the development of education and a rule book on the education and upbringing of children from national minorities had been adopted. The Republika Srpska centre for the investigation of war crimes and missing persons carried out important activities, and the property status of religious facilities was regulated by law. 77. Egypt welcomed the law on the prohibition of discrimination, the plan to reform the judiciary, the strategic plan to combat corruption and efforts to combat human trafficking. 78. Estonia welcomed efforts to guarantee gender equality and full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls, and the adoption of the gender action plan for 2018– 2022. 79. Fiji hailed achievements in the implementation of recommendations from the previous review cycle and commended the Government for the inclusive consultative process that it had undertaken in preparing its national report. 80. Finland welcomed the harmonization of the national Criminal Code with international criminal law, especially the definition of wartime sexual violence as war crimes and crimes against humanity. 81. France expressed its appreciation for the recent progress made in Bosnia and Herzegovina, notably measures taken to achieve gender equality and strengthen efforts to combat racism and discrimination. 82. Georgia welcomed the amendments to the law on the prohibition of discrimination and expressed its appreciation for steps taken by the Government to improve the position of vulnerable groups. 7

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