A/HRC/39/8 95. Tuvalu was formulating legislation, deals and policies despite its constraints and limitations. It appreciated the suggestions of States Members of the United Nations, especially those contributing to its development efforts. It noted the importance of visiting rapporteurs and thematic teams. 96. Tuvalu had missions strategically placed throughout the world that, among other things, were established to facilitate conversation with other countries. Tuvalu should not wait four years for its next universal periodic review to exchange information. 97. Tuvalu would progressively ratify human rights conventions, but a cost/benefit analysis informed by relevant stakeholders was required, and the added value for Tuvalu of ratifying those conventions would need to be determined. 98. In human rights terms, the most challenging issue for Tuvalu was climate change; the Government asked the international community to help advance the initiatives presented by its ambassadors to the United Nations and to the European Union. 99. In closing, the Prime Minister stated that the impacts of climate change on island countries continued to threaten the livelihood of their inhabitants, and re-emphasized the need for urgent, concrete action against climate change. 100. Tuvalu was fully committed not only to honouring its human rights obligations to its own people, but also to sharing its experience and supporting similar efforts in the Pacific and other small island developing States. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 101. The following recommendations will be examined by Tuvalu, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-ninth session of the Human Rights Council: 101.1 Ratify the international human rights instruments it is not party to (Ghana); 101.2 Proceed to a rapid ratification of the main international conventions on human rights (France); 101.3 (Togo); Ratify international instruments to which Tuvalu is not yet part of 101.4 Ratify the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Armenia); 101.5 Ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Montenegro); 101.6 Accede to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and take steps to raise social awareness and understanding of the rights embodied in the instrument (Canada); 101.7 Take steps to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocols, and incorporate these obligations into domestic legislation (New Zealand); 101.8 Ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Brazil); 101.9 Sign and ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as soon as possible (Iceland); 101.10 Speed up the efforts to ratify other core human rights treaties, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Slovenia); 11