A/HRC/44/9 B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 19. During the interactive dialogue, 118 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 20. Canada welcomed the commitment by Kenya to eradicating female genital mutilation by 2022. 21. Chile expressed concern about the difficulty in collecting human rights monitoring data. 22. China welcomed the commitment to sustainable socioeconomic development, and the national action plan to counter terrorism and extremism. 23. The Comoros welcomed the reporting by Kenya to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee against Torture and the Human Rights Committee. 24. The Congo welcomed the National Plan of Action for Children in Kenya and current legislative and institutional reforms. 25. Costa Rica expressed concern about child and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, murders, mutilations, kidnappings, rapes, and trafficking in persons and in the body parts of persons with albinism. 26. Côte d’Ivoire welcomed the National Policy and Action Plan on Human Rights, and the reporting by Kenya to treaty bodies. 27. Croatia welcomed the establishment of the Restorative Justice Fund of 2015. 28. Cuba welcomed the universal health coverage pilot programme. 29. Cyprus noted the universal periodic review implementation matrix. 30. Czechia welcomed the changes to the Kenya Information and Communications Act, and the Access to Information Act. 31. Denmark commended Kenya for having co-hosted the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development in 2019. 32. Djibouti noted that the new Constitution provided a robust constitutional, legal and institutional framework. 33. The Dominican Republic welcomed the national plan to promote effectiveness and efficiency in the administration of justice. 34. Ecuador noted the action plans on the administration of justice and on children, and the information system on sexual and gender-based violence. 35. Egypt welcomed the establishment of the National Committee on International and Regional Human Rights Obligations, and the reforms of the judiciary and the security sector. 36. Estonia welcomed the commitment to eradicating female genital mutilation, while expressing concern about the high level of gender-based violence. 37. Ethiopia welcomed the reporting by Kenya to the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the Committee against Torture. 38. Act. Fiji noted the adoption of the Prevention of Torture Act and the Climate Change 39. Finland thanked Kenya for its national report. 40. France noted that progress had been made on women’s rights, but that further efforts were needed. 4

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