A/HRC/26/9 10. The delegation highlighted the completion of the review under chapters 3 (Criminalization and Law Enforcement) and 4 (International Cooperation) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). 11. Vanuatu also indicated that its initial report under the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) had been completed in 2012, following the ratification of that Convention in October 2008. The report had been put to full national consultation in all provinces to provide awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities before it was presented to the United Nations. 12. Both the Government and the private sector were providing employment to persons with disabilities, and special schools for persons with hearing impairments and other children with disabilities had been established in Sanma province. Moreover, the Building Code passed recently, in the Parliament’s 2013 sitting, would ensure access for persons with disabilities to new and existing facilities. In 2012, a person with a disability contested the national elections for the very first time. Moreover, the Education Policy included free education to all, including children with disabilities, and three successful scholarships had been given to special education teachers so that they would be able to assist in setting the curriculum. The establishment of the Disability Desk Officer in 2010 at the Ministry of Justice was also noted. 13. The delegation noted that the second and third periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) had also been completed with the assistance of stakeholders. It was highlighted that, since 2010, the Universal Primary Education Policy had provided free education to all in Government-owned primary schools from classes 1 to 6. There were still, however, no sanctions for parents who failed to send their children to school. In 2011, 9,033 girls attended secondary education, a figure which in 2012 increased to 9,173. The delegation also noted: the Inclusive Education Policy 2011–2015, which covered children, including those with disabilities; the establishment of the Child Desk Officer in 2009 at the Department of Women’s Affairs, which is an achievement in the coordination of the implementation of CRC; and the conclusion of the National Children’s Policy 2012–2013, with the assistance of the Child Desk Officer. 14. The fourth and fifth reports of Vanuatu under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) had been completed with support from other stakeholders and would be sent to the United Nations in 2014. In addition, the Department of Women’s Affairs was currently reviewing the Family Protection Act. 15. It was also indicated that awareness-raising activities had been so far carried out in three provinces, with a focus on domestic violence. The Government had additionally established a family protection unit, housed by the Vanuatu Police Force, in four provinces to deal and investigate reports of domestic violence. The family protection units had reported an increase in the number of cases of domestic and sexual violence in 2011, from 77 cases to 2,010 cases in 2012; that was primarily due to families being increasingly aware of their rights. A total of over 437 awareness-raising programmes had been conducted by the Vanuatu Police Force on domestic violence. Moreover, the Department of Women’s Affairs continued to raise awareness of CEDAW, human rights, gender and the Family Protection Act among church communities, magistrates and police officers, and communities had responded positively. 16. The delegation also highlighted that: the Employment Act of 2009 and 2010 had been amended with respect to annual leave, maternity leave and minimum wages; the post of Gender Officer at the Department of Women’s Affairs had been established to mainstream gender in national policies; and the Municipality Act had been amended to allocate a 30 per cent quota of reserved seats for women on the municipal councils. Prior to 4