A/HRC/29/5 48. The Philippines commended Kiribati for implementing its previous recommendations, noted progress in protecting the rights of women and children, welcomed the Education Act and enquired about human rights education programmes in school curricula. It wished Kiribati success in formulating a national disability policy and commended the establishment of climate change institutions and committees. The Philippines made recommendations. 49. Portugal welcomed the ratification by Kiribati of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and its adoption of the Integrated Environment Policy and the Joint Implementation Plan for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management. It enquired about how principles such as non-discrimination and gender participation were integrated into those policies. Portugal made recommendations. 50. Sierra Leone commended measures and policies related to sexual and gender-based violence, children and young people, women and disability, the National Development Plan and the inclusion of reproductive health in national strategies. It encouraged Kiribati to establish a national human rights institution in line with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles) and submit its outstanding reports to human rights treaty bodies. Sierra Leone made recommendations. 51. Singapore commended the commitment of Kiribati to promoting and upholding human rights. It took positive note of the country’s commitment to tackle gender-based violence and its efforts to increase access to health and medical services. It was supportive of the efforts made by Kiribati to raise education standards. Singapore made recommendations. 52. Slovenia recalled its first-cycle recommendations on the ratification of human rights treaties and prohibition of corporal punishment. It welcomed efforts made by Kiribati to incorporate human rights principles into its legislation and enquired about the rejection of sex and gender as prohibited grounds for discrimination in the Constitution. It welcomed efforts to improve access to education. Slovenia made recommendations. 53. The delegation of Kiribati responded to questions raised in advance. Kiribati intended to apply to the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights for accreditation of the Kiribati National Human Rights Taskforce. The Constitution of Kiribati prohibited discrimination, and the delegation referred to the services provided to people with disabilities. Kiribati had involved civil society in the UPR process. 54. Kiribati had ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and had withdrawn its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It would accede to the latter’s first two optional protocols and was considering ratifying the remaining human rights instruments. No cases had been prosecuted under the Family Peace Act. The goal of the Male Advocates Programme, in which 110 men had participated, was to increase the involvement of men in advocating human rights and addressing domestic violence. Kiribati worked to ensure that all children attended primary school. It would provide statistical data on that in June. 55. Kiribati would extend a standing invitation to the special procedures. It listed the measures taken to implement the Family Peace Act and the National Approach to Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence and to meet the outstanding reporting requirements for CEDAW and CRC. 56. 10 Kiribati would not be reintroducing the death penalty.