A/HRC/39/8 30. The Prime Minister thanked a number of countries and partners for the support provided to Tuvalu in dealing with its challenges. 31. The representative of China raised a point of order, stressing that in accordance with General Assembly resolution 2758, there was only one China, and asking the President to remind delegations to use, when referring to Taiwan, its official name at United Nations, that is, Taiwan Province of China. 32. The President explained that the Secretariat would strictly abide by General Assembly resolution 2758 in the report it would prepare in connection with the universal periodic review of Tuvalu. The Assembly had recognized in that resolution that the representatives of the People’s Republic of China were the only legitimate representatives of China to the United Nations. The President recalled that national reports were not part of the outcomes, which were adopted by the Human Rights Council in plenary sessions. 33. The delegation of Tuvalu thanked the President for his clarifications. It emphasized that the partnership of the Human Rights Council was critical as Tuvalu strove to fully realize its commitments to the protection of fundamental human rights and the promotion of its people. 34. The delegation urged the international community, especially the Human Rights Council, to hear the voices of Tuvalu and the Pacific, and all small island developing States, especially those of their young people, women and persons with disabilities, and to urgently fulfil their responsibilities by taking action on adaptation and urgently reducing greenhouse gas emissions. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 35. During the interactive dialogue, 48 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 36. The United States of America noted that protections for children, including young girls, were inadequately addressed in the penal code and that consensual adult same-sex sexual conduct remained criminalized. It also noted existing laws, customs and practices that discriminated against persons with disabilities. 37. Uruguay noted the progress made in areas such as gender equality and women’s rights and encouraged Tuvalu to redouble its efforts to combat discrimination and violence against women and girls. 38. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela noted positively the national action plan on human rights for 2016 to 2020, the recent establishment of a national human rights institution, and the National Strategy for Sustainable Development for 2016 to 2020, which laid the groundwork for improving the lives of people in the country. It also expressed appreciation for measures taken to improve the health system and the availability of housing. 39. Afghanistan encouraged Tuvalu to strengthen the process of transposing the content of international conventions into national laws and policies. 40. Algeria welcomed the adoption of the Tuvalu national action plan on human rights for 2016 to 2020. It commended Tuvalu for improving health access for the inhabitants of remote islands, for having reduced maternal mortality and for its remarkable achievements in the field of education. 41. Armenia expressed appreciation for the adoption of measures such as the Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act of 2014 and the national action plan on human rights for 2016 to 2020, and for the effective cooperation with United Nations mechanisms, including the extension of a standing invitation to the Human Rights Council special procedure mandate holders. 42. Australia noted that Tuvalu was working towards ratifying core human rights treaties and their optional protocols. While remaining concerned about violence against 5