A/HRC/44/2 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 414. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Kuwait, 13 delegations made statements.** 415. Iraq thanked Kuwait for accepting its recommendations on continuing the support to the United Nations and partnering with other countries to make the best use of the expertise in disability care. It commended the efforts made by Kuwait in delivering humanitarian assistance during crises across the world. It welcomed the adoption by Kuwait of a number of legislation and policies to promote and protect women’s rights, family rights and participation in public life. Kuwait accepted the most of the recommendations that reflected its commitment to human rights. 416. Jordan commended Kuwait for its participation in this session. Kuwait made leading achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights through a participatory approach and acceding to a number of international instruments as well as implementing numerous national plans and programmes. Kuwait accepted the vast majority of the recommendations advanced during the universal periodic review, including those presented by Jordan. It congratulated the delegation of Kuwait for the progress made at the level of promoting and protecting human rights. 417. Kazakhstan welcomed the ratification of many cores of human rights instruments by Kuwait, which demonstrated its strong commitment to cooperate with human rights mechanisms of the United Nations. It also welcomed the legislation and programmes aimed at improving the rights of persons with disabilities. It noted the progress related to the child protection measures, improving women’s rights and integration of national policies and strategies aimed at promoting fundamental freedoms and bringing them in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. It noted that Kuwait has followed the positive trend of the third cycle of the universal periodic review by significantly increasing the number of accepted recommendations. It expressed its support to the adoption of the universal periodic review outcome report on Kuwait. 418. Kyrgyzstan welcomed the delegation of Kuwait and thanked for the presentation of the report and the positions on the recommendations that had been presented during the third cycle of the universal periodic review. It commended Kuwait for accepting the majority of the recommendations, including two recommendations made by its delegation in particular on public housing policy and participation of women in leadership roles. Kyrgyzstan wished the Government of Kuwait a whole success in the implementation of recommendations as well as achievements in the promotion and protection of human rights. 419. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic welcomed Kuwait for the successful third cycle universal periodic review. It was pleased to note that Kuwait had accepted the majority of the recommendations formed in the review, including the recommendations it had made. It commended ongoing efforts to further strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities through the domestic laws, measures and training programmes. It ** The statements of the delegations that were unable to deliver them owing to time constraints which were made available are posted on the extranet of the Human Rights Council, at https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/44session/Pages/Oralstatements.aspx 70