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8.
The second UPR report included information on the progress and continued
commitment of the Government of Kiribati, and emphasized the achievements since the
review in 2010 in relation to mainstreaming human rights into the formal machinery of the
Government through the following:
(a)
Commitment to human rights and related international conventions;
(b)
Legislative and policy reforms;
(c)
Creation of a human rights task force;
(d)
Awareness programmes on human rights;
(e)
National Development Plan (known as the Kiribati Development Plan);
(f)
Child labour policy;
(g)
Human rights special procedures;
(h)
Gender and inequality policies;
(i)
Health, education and environment programmes.
9.
Kiribati had been addressing treaty obligations with a view to incorporating human
rights principles into its national legislation. The following legislation had been passed by
the Parliament of Kiribati since the country’s first review in 2010:
(a)
Children, Young People and Family Welfare Act (2013);
(b)
Education Act (2013);
(c)
Amendment of the Constitution to establish the Ministry of Women, Youth
and Social Affairs;
(d)
Te Rau N Te Mweenga (Family Peace Act) (2014).
10.
Other developments that had been achieved in protecting and supporting human
rights included the following:
(a)
Progress in the area of eliminating sexual and gender-based violence,
following the alarming results of the Kiribati Family Health and Support Study, which had
been completed in 2008. The study had highlighted the need for urgent action, resulting in a
very strong political call and national commitment to eliminate violence against women and
girls;
(b)
A targeted programme had been set up to coordinate programmes on
eliminating sexual and gender-based violence. Technical and financial assistance from
various donors and development partners, including Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Taiwan
Province of China, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of
Women, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Pacific
Islands Forum Secretariat, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and the World Bank, had
assisted in the implementation of those programmes;
(c)
In 2010, the Government of Kiribati had endorsed the National Approach to
Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence: Policy and Strategic Action Plan (2011–
2021), which had led to a wide range of activities and changes, including the passing of Te
Rau N Te Mweenga (Family Peace Act 2014), male advocacy programmes, initiatives for
adolescent girls and collaborative work with key ministries and civil society organizations
in mainstreaming the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence into their
programmes and building their capacities;
(d)
The Kiribati Shared Implementation Plan, an overarching plan that had been
endorsed in 2014 by the Cabinet, and the joint plan with the United Nations, which was
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