A/HRC/37/12 122. Myanmar welcomed measures to reduce household poverty and to develop the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 123. Namibia welcomed recent ratifications and the adoption of the 2016–2019 Human Rights Strategy aimed at strengthening human rights institutions and mechanisms. 124. Nepal welcomed the regular contributions Switzerland had made to OHCHR and noted its financial and technical assistance to developing countries. 125. The Netherlands commended Switzerland on its progress in ensuring freedom of the press and its engagement in the promotion of prevention of atrocities at the international level. 126. New Zealand welcomed that Swiss persons in same-sex relationships would be able to adopt the children of their partners from January 2018. 127. Nicaragua welcomed the adoption of a national action plan to prevent suicide and of a strategy on addiction. 128. Nigeria welcomed the adoption by Switzerland of a national counter-terrorism strategy and of the Human Rights Strategy. 129. Iceland welcomed progress made on gender equality, including work to ensure equal pay for equal value. 130. Panama welcomed efforts to combat human trafficking and prevent suicides of adolescents. 131. Peru highlighted the ratification of international human rights instruments and efforts to welcome migrants and refugees. 132. The Philippines welcomed the ratification by Switzerland of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). It regretted the failure to adopt a comprehensive antidiscrimination law. 133. Poland appreciated the decision to turn the Swiss Centre for Expertise in Human Rights into a national human rights institution. 134. Portugal welcomed the withdrawal by Switzerland of its reservation to article 16 (1) (g) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against women. 135. The Republic of Korea noted the anti-discrimination measures taken and appreciated the efforts by the Federal Council to provide legal protection for asylum seekers. 136. The Republic of Moldova appreciated the leading role of Switzerland in the promotion of human rights at the international level. 137. Romania asked what strategy could be envisaged to overcome the lack of support by the parliamentary majority for an anti-discrimination law. 138. The Russian Federation noted that all of its recommendations from the previous cycle had been accepted and that most had been implemented. 139. Liechtenstein welcomed the ratification of additional treaties and the draft bill to establish a national human rights institution. 140. The United Kingdom encouraged Switzerland to introduce more comprehensive legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons against discrimination. 141. At the end of 2016, Switzerland had adopted a national action plan for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, stipulating that businesses domiciled and/or active in Switzerland must respect human rights in all their commercial activities, regardless of where they were operating. At the same time, it had set up a comprehensive anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist system that combined preventive and repressive measures. 142. Several cantons had embarked on prison renovation/construction projects, with the objective of creating 2,200 new places by 2025. GE.17-23483 9