A/HRC/43/2 elimination of poverty. China thanked Angola for having accepted its recommendations and expressed the hope that Angola would continue to step up efforts in poverty reduction and to raise people's living standards and that Angola would continue to increase input in education and improve education in rural areas. 650. Afghanistan noted with appreciation that Angola had accepted almost 260 out of the 270 recommendations it had received during its third universal periodic review, including the recommendations Afghanistan had made in the areas of protection of asylum seekers and ensuring inclusive education. Afghanistan recommended the adoption of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review report by the Human Rights Council by consensus. 651. Botswana recalled that, during the review, it had noted a number of strategies adopted by Angola to promote and protect human rights, including the National Human Rights Strategy, the strategic plan to prevent and combat corruption and the integrated municipal programme for rural development and the fight against poverty. Botswana commended Angola for accepting a majority of the recommendations received during its review including those it had made. 652. Brazil welcomed measures recently adopted by Angola regarding access to justice and encouraged the Government to continue the efforts to provide legal support to all citizens. It acknowledged the commitment of Angola to the universal periodic review and the international human right system, highlighted the country’s recent ratification of a large number of core international human right instruments. It also welcomed the enactment of the new Penal Code and the National Human Rights Strategy. It renewed its willingness to continue to cooperate with Angola in the promotion and protection of human rights. 653. Burkina Faso applauded the efforts of Angola to ensure the effective enjoyment of human rights in the country, particularly measures taken to fight against violence against women and girls, notably by criminalizing female genital mutilation in the new Penal Code adopted in 2019. It encouraged Angola to step up efforts to implement accepted recommendations and called upon the international community to provide the country with support in this regard. 654. Burundi welcomed efforts and measures taken by Angola to promote and protect the human rights of its people, notably through the implementation of recommendations accepted during its second universal periodic review. Burundi applauded the National Human Rights Strategy and the strategic plan to prevent and combat corruption, indicating it was an admirable effort and effective measure to fight against organized crime. Burundi also highlighted the adoption by Angola of the National Policy for Gender Equality and Equity and applauded measures to eradicate female genital mutilation in the new Penal Code. 655. Cabo Verde applauded the Government's cooperation with treaty bodies through the regular submission of reports, and the acceptance of visits by Special Rapporteurs of the Human Rights Council and of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. It highlighted positive results obtained in fighting extreme poverty and encouraged Angola to implement the National Development Plan 2018–2022 and the National Human Rights Strategy 2019–2022 by giving priority to measures to support vulnerable groups, such as women, children and persons with disabilities. It also encouraged the authorities to undertake measures to improve legal aid and to strengthen the national human rights institution in line with Paris Principles. 656. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela applauded the Government's efforts to implement recommendations from the second cycle of the universal periodic review. It noted positively the increase in the representation of women in public life, and in particular, that there were now many women in high ranking positions, highlighting that 40 per cent of members of parliament, 40 per cent of diplomats and 38 per cent of judges, were women. It 102