A/HRC/31/5 121. Pakistan commended Lebanon for having hosted half a million Palestinian refugees since 1948 and currently hosting over 1.5 million Syrian displaced persons on its territory, despite the difficulties it faced. 122. Panama recognized the participation of civil society in monitoring the recommendations from the first review and welcomed the adoption of the 2012-2019 National Human Rights Plan. 123. Paraguay congratulated the Government for enacting laws on domestic violence and criminalizing human trafficking, and adopting the plan for the integration of persons with disabilities. 124. The Philippines commended the enactment of the law criminalizing trafficking in persons. It noted the need to address remaining gaps in providing non-citizens with equal access to education, labour and health care. 125. Poland praised Lebanon for increasing the age of compulsory education, but expressed concern about domestic violence, sexual harassment and the exploitation of women and children. 126. Portugal welcomed the standing invitation Lebanon had extended to the special procedures, the achievements of the Strategy for Women’s Affairs and the endorsement by the parliamentary law committee of the bill establishing a national human rights institution. 127. Qatar noted the efforts of Lebanon to establish national institutions and bodies concerned with human rights promotion and protection, particularly a national human rights institution. 128. The Republic of Korea noted the steps taken to improve the living conditions of vulnerable groups, including refugees and persons with disabilities. It praised Lebanon for enacting a law against domestic violence. 129. The Republic of Moldova welcomed the National Human Rights Plan and the bill on establishing an independent national human rights institution, which would perform the functions required under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. 130. The Russian Federation acknowledged the challenges Lebanon faced, including the influx of refugees and the threat of terrorism. It noted the efforts Lebanon had made with regard to the National Human Rights Plan and the establishment of a national human rights institution. 131. Lebanon appreciated the opportunity the review provided for interactive dialogue and was open to all constructive recommendations. It confirmed its commitment to promoting human rights, despite the unprecedented challenges it was facing. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations** 132. The following recommendations will be examined by Lebanon, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the thirty-first session of the Human Rights Council, in March 2016. 132.1 Ratify international instruments on human rights to which the country is not yet party (Côte d’Ivoire); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. 13