A/HRC/23/12 109. Responding to concerns raised about statelessness, the delegation said that the regional working group had concluded, through the Sarajevo process, that there was no risk of statelessness because the former Yugoslavia had one of the best systems of registration. All persons residing in Montenegro and coming from the former Yugoslavia without citizenship can be subsequently registered in the citizen registry based on their parents’ place of birth or on some other grounds. Montenegro signed an agreement with Kosovo1 in 2011, concerning subsequent registration in citizen registries. As a result, in 2012 there were a dozen collective visits to Kosovo with more than 500 IDPs, primarily RAE, in order to be registered so as to obtain adequate documentation. With regard to the issue of children born outside of health institutions, the Ministry of Interior is handling the procedure for determining the facts for the registration of such children. 110. With regard to the integration of RAE population, progress was evident in the areas of education, health and employment. There is a need for further social integration and Montenegro has adopted a strategy for improving the position of the RAE population for the period 2012-2016, with accompanying annual action plans. The areas of concern identified were housing, health, education, employment, social and child care. Another area incorporated in this strategy is violence against women and the issue of early and forced marriages. Representatives of Government institutions and NGOs have allocated 470,000 Euros for the purposes of integration. 111. Montenegro adopted the new action plan for the achievement of gender equality for the period 2013-2017 with NGO endorsement. Activities include the promotion of women in politics, curbing violence against women, women’s health and the advancement of women’s rights. Implementation of the plan will be monitored by a Commission composed of representatives of State institutions and NGOs. 112. Media outlets established three independent self-regulatory bodies in 2012: the Media Self-regulation Council, the Press Council and the Self-regulation Council for Local Press and Periodicals, in line with European practice for monitoring professional and ethical standards. 113. The Prime Minister, together with UNICEF, led the “It’s about abilities” campaign which highly resonated with the public and contributed to better public awareness about education of children with disabilities. Montenegro participated in the Paralympics for the first time in 2012 and this received considerable media attention. Montenegro is planning to include data on persons with disabilities in the upcoming census, in line with United Nations recommendations relating to improved data on persons with disabilities. Significant steps are being taken to intensify measures for the employment of youth with disabilities. 114. The institution of the Ombudsman has been reinforced by new preventive authority. New experts have been hired and, in the context of the global economic crisis, Montenegro did not cut the 2012 budget for the Ombudsman. Montenegro also plans to seek the expert assistance offered by OHCHR. 115. On the issue of corruption, the delegation stated that Montenegro does not distinguish between high- and low-level corruption. The aim of Montenegro’s policy is zero tolerance towards corruption. With the opening of chapters 23 and 24 in the negotiations with the European Union, Montenegro received an impetus and capacities for better managing this issue. All the activities of its administration serve to further progress in the area of fighting corruption and organized crime. Regarding the criminal offences of persons 1 References to Kosovo should be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) 15