A/HRC/43/17 22. Protection and prevention services had been standardized in accordance with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). Entity-level strategies prioritizing the improvement of access for victims of violence to support services and data-gathering had been adopted. Security Council resolution 1325 (200) on women and peace and security had been adequately implemented in the armed and law enforcement forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the results achieved in this area had been recognized both regionally and internationally. 23. The European Union had chosen Bosnia and Herzegovina as a partner in the summit of the Group of Seven, which was additional recognition of its positive experiences in the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). 24. Measures had been taken in the context of activities under the gender action plan to improve the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. There had been many good examples of training of judges, prosecutors and police officers, and the most recent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride parade in Bosnia and Herzegovina had taken place without incident. 25. A process for amending the Law on the Protection of the Rights of National Minorities had been launched. Bosnia and Herzegovina had implemented Roma action plans and invested significant financial resources in the areas of housing, employment, health care and education of Roma. 26. The institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina had undertaken activities in accordance with the State’s Sustainable Development Goals road map under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 27. State laws governing climate change and environmental protection as thirdgeneration rights ensured the inclusion of the public at large in decision-making, which directly affected the right of citizens to a healthy environment. 28. The State had started enforcing the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, such as that in the case of Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina. 29. The process of adoption of a revised war crimes strategy and a transitional justice strategy had been launched. 30. A total of 23,000 missing persons had been identified and their identification verified, and, particularly important, the process of searching for 7,500 missing persons had been completed. The budget of the Missing Persons Institute had been increased to allow sufficient transfers to the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the purpose of investigations, while the administrative line had been reduced. 31. Bosnia and Herzegovina lacked the financial resources and comprehensive social welfare documents for an increase in inclusive growth and poverty reduction. 32. The delegation concluded its introductory statement by mentioning the State’s adoption of methodology for human rights monitoring, which included planning, programming and improving the monitoring system and ensured better implementation of human rights treaty bodies’ recommendations. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 33. During the interactive dialogue, 74 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 34. Slovakia praised the State for its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure and commended it for the positive steps taken to improve the human rights legislative framework. 35. Slovenia welcomed efforts to implement the gender action plan, but expressed concern that corporal punishment of children was not explicitly prohibited in all settings. 4