A/HRC/41/2 Commission will start working in September 2019. Appropriate premises have been provided for the new Commission and the budget of the Commission has been tripled for 2019. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy is preparing an analysis of the degree of alignment of the national legislation with the new Anti-Discrimination Law. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policy has concluded a Memorandum of Cooperation with Civil Society Organisations, covering the period until 2021, focused on delivering training for the public sector on non-discrimination and on fighting hate speech. Trainings are already underway. 739. The Government of North Macedonia has repeatedly condemned all forms of hate speech regardless of the individuals who expressed it or the targeted individuals and groups. 740. The new Law on the Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination introduces sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds of discrimination. Furthermore, a number of laws, which are part of the new social reform, include sexual orientation and gender identity and provide mechanisms for protection against discrimination on these grounds. On 29 June, the first Skopje pride was held and was attended by a number of public officials including members of Parliament and ministers. North Macedonia is planning to develop a National Action Plan on Advancement of the Rights of the LGBTI Community and to coordinate the signing of the Regional Declaration of Advancement of the Rights of the LGBTI Community. 741. There are activities underway for the implementation of the National Action Plan for the implementation of the Istanbul Convention. Under the National Action Plan, five new shelter centres will be opened for victims of gender-based violence, and 25 centres (shelters, counselling offices and crisis centres) will be established by 2023. In addition, efforts are underway for the implementation of gender responsive budgeting, as well as trainings on strategic planning, an on-going procedure for the establishment of a Training Centre for Gender Responsive Budgeting. A workshop is also planned in the fall 2019 on the recommendations from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and universal periodic review on gender equality and non-discrimination. The workshop is expected to result in an Action Plan for the implementation of the recommendations. 742. The implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement (OFA) remains the priority for the Government. The OFA is referred to in the amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution adopted on 11 January 2019. The adoption of the amendments to the Law on Government and the Law on the Organization of State Institutions passed on 27 March. It provided the basis for the establishment of a new Ministry of Political System and InterCommunity Relations. 743. In May 2019, the Government of North Macedonia has adopted the draft General Strategy on the concept of “One society and interculturalism”. The main goal of the concept is to build a society based on equality and non-discrimination. The strategic areas of action are legal framework, education, culture, youth, the media and social cohesion. 744. The Roma National Strategy 2014-2020 and the Action Plans in the area of Education, Housing, Employment and Health are being implemented. In order to solve the problem of persons not registered in the birth register, a draft law on persons without regulated civil status was prepared. 745. A new Law on Interruption of Pregnancy has been adopted in 2019. The new law ensures respect for the dignity of pregnant women, the right to privacy, the right to information and to confidentiality of personal and medical data. 118