A/HRC/32/4 104. Kenya commended Namibia for the strengthening of the Office of the Ombudsman and for efforts to provide free legal aid. 105. The delegation of Namibia stated that it had put in place several measures to reduce poverty, with a view to eventually eradicating it. At a national conference on wealth redistribution and poverty eradication, held on 26 October 2015, the President declared that the first step in the fight against poverty was the recognition that all Namibians deserve a dignified life. A dignified life, as articulated by the President, included decent employment, shelter, water, sanitation, education and access to health care. 106. Research by the World Bank had shown that the Namibian budget was indeed propoor. That was not only because of the generous social grants, but also because of the tax system, which was progressive in nature. The delegation stated that the Government would introduce a solidarity tax in the next budget through which it would call on every Namibian earning an income above a certain threshold to make a contribution towards a fund that would be earmarked for poverty eradication activities. Another form of solidarity tax under consideration would be to entice owners of companies to dilute the shareholding to include workers, thereby redistributing more of the company’s income downwards, instead of upwards as is the case when shareholding is concentrated in the hands of a few. 107. Food banks would be established to bring hunger to a halt, especially in urban areas, where there was no access to productive land. It was the pledge of the Government that no child should go hungry “in the Namibian House”. Namibia could eradicate poverty by 2025, beating the global deadline of 2030. 108. A recommendation on extending a standing invitation to special procedure mandate holders had not been supported during the first review because of the preference of the Government to decide if and when such invitations should be extended. Namibia attached great importance to the work of the special procedure mandate holders, and three mandate holders had visited the country since the last review. Namibia was willing to consider extending an invitation to any mandate holder and would render its usual support and cooperation to the mandate holders concerned. 109. Legislation had been enacted to ensure consultation with, and the participation of, indigenous peoples in decision-making processes relating to traditional sites and objects. In that context, the delegation referred to the Traditional Authorities Act (Act No. 25 of 2000), the Communal Land Reform Act (Act No. 5 of 200), the Forest Act (Act No. 12 of 2001), the Environmental Management Act (Act No. 7 of 2007) and the National Heritage Act (Act No. 27 of 2004). 110. In response to questions and recommendations on access to health care, on excessive fees and on legal abortions, the delegation stated that both the public and private sectors funded the health-care system. The public system provided services to the majority of the population and was predominantly funded through general taxation, while the private health-care system, which provided either comprehensive or partial health-care coverage, was funded largely through employee and employer contributions. Namibia was close to meeting its per capita spending goal on health, reaching 14.3 per cent in 2008/09, just short of the 15 per cent target set in the Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases of 2001 All Namibians, without discrimination, had access to health facilities across the country and there was no government policy authorizing any official at any of those facilities to refuse anyone medical care, even when the person concerned was unable to pay the minimal fee imposed. Senior citizens had access to all public health-care facilities free of charge. 111. The delegation stated that Namibia was a product of the international community and would continue to cooperate with the international community. Namibia was subject to the resolution passed by the African Union in 2013 regarding the International Criminal 12