A/HRC/14/6 based on the national priorities determined by the Government of Gambia (Egypt); 61. Seek the assistance of the international community to reduce poverty (Republic of Congo); 98. Gambia considers that recommendations listed below are either already implemented or in the process of implementation: 1. Consolidate efforts to improve educational infrastructure at secondary, tertiary and higher education levels to ensure equitable access and quality education for all (Pakistan); 2. To consider ratifying the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Brazil); 3. To raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility (Brazil); 4. Ratify both optional protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (Turkey); 5. To toughen liability for sexual abuse, exploitation and child trafficking (Belarus); 6. To harmonize its national laws in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in accordance with relevant guidelines by Treaty bodies (DRC); 7. Elaborate a development plan with a view, inter alia, to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger as the most daunting challenge of the country, and to provide access to education, health care for all its citizens, particularly women and children (Iran). 99. The following recommendations will be examined by Gambia that will provide responses in due time. The response of Gambia to these recommendations will be included in the outcome report to be adopted by the Human Rights Council at its 14th session: 1. Consider taking the necessary steps to ratify or accede to the outstanding main international human rights instruments and treaties (Nigeria); 2. Accede to the various international conventions to which Gambia is not yet party to (Niger); 3. Consider an early ratification of the CAT and OP-CAT, ICCPR- OP2, OP-CEDAW, OP-ICESCR, OPs to CRC; improve its cooperation with Special Procedures and other Human Rights mechanisms (Slovakia); 4. Consider being party to the International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (Argentina); 18