A/HRC/41/2 States and civil society organisation for their participation in such a process, as well as the Troika and the Secretariat of the universal periodic review for their support. New Zealand 515. The review of New Zealand was held on 21 January 2019 in conformity with all the relevant provisions contained in relevant Human Rights Council resolutions and decisions, and was based on the following documents: (a) The national report submitted by New Zealand in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/32/NZL/1); (b) The compilation prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/32/NZL/2); (c) The summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 (A/HRC/WG.6/32/NZL/3). 516. At its 25th meeting, on 4 July 2019, the Human Rights Council considered and adopted the outcome of the review of New Zealand (see section C below). 517. The outcome of the review of New Zealand comprises the report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (A/HRC/41/4) and the views of New Zealand concerning the recommendations and/or conclusions, as well as its voluntary commitments and its replies to questions or issues that were not sufficiently addressed during the interactive dialogue in the Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary (see also A/HRC/41/4/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 518. The Permanent Representative of the New Zealand Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Jillian Dempster, introduced the position of New Zealand on the recommendations received during its third universal periodic review to the Human Rights Council. 519. New Zealand had made some notable progress since its universal periodic review in January 2019. Key improvements included further work in relation to child poverty, discrimination, criminal justice and family violence. 520. While considering its response to the recommendations received, New Zealand had experienced a deplorable and unprecedented act of terrorism against its Muslim community in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. New Zealand was one of the most multicultural nations in the world and values diversity highly. This attack struck against its core values and reinforced its commitment to protecting the human rights of all people in New Zealand. 521. The Government had received nearly 600 submissions from stakeholders and civil society on the recommendations issued during the universal periodic review. The number of submissions highlighted the keen interest of civil society in the universal periodic review process and human rights issues in New Zealand. 522. New Zealand had welcomed all the recommendations made during the review process and carefully considered each of them. New Zealand accepted 160 of the 194 recommendations received. 523. A priority area was women’s rights. Though New Zealand was a leader in women’s rights, it accepted that inequalities still existed. Actions being taken to address gender 87