A/HRC/45/2 801. Guinea-Bissau noted the following achievements in the education sector: the revision of the school curriculum, regarding school-years one to six, with the inclusion of courses on human rights, citizenship, equity, gender and environmental law; the approval of a Contingency Plan to educate the population to respond to COVID-19, especially in school environments; and the creation of a Pilot Observatory Project on harmful practices and school dropouts. 802. Finally, Guinea-Bissau stated that the electoral dispute arising from the last presidential election, which had paralyzed the country since the month of January of 2020, had just been resolved, with the adoption of a Supreme Court Decision, in the month of September 2020. 803. Guinea-Bissau indicated that the Government remained available to cooperate with the Human Rights Council, in particular with all of its special procedures, and for the implementation of the important recommendations received, which would require the contribution of all its partners, during and after the pandemic. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the outcome of the review 804. During the adoption of the outcome of the review of Guinea-Bissau, 12 delegations made statements.** 805. Burundi commended the progress achieved by Guinea-Bissau in the promotion and protection of human rights since the completion of the second cycle of the universal periodic review. It welcomed the measures taken to improve the living conditions of detainees in the country’s prisons, as well as the reform aimed at including human rights in the school curricula. Burundi commended Guinea-Bissau for the many plans and strategies adopted to bring about improvements in education and health, and for action adopted to fight unemployment and drug trafficking. Burundi recommended that the Human Rights Council adopt the outcome of the universal periodic review of Guinea-Bissau by consensus. 806. Cabo Verde recalled that it had expressed appreciation during the interactive dialogue held in January 2020 for the report presented by Guinea-Bissau, which noted considerable progress made despite the institutional difficulties caused by successive political crises in the country. It appreciated the achievements highlighted in the National report, including the country’s commitment to the peer review process and to the various human rights conventions. Cabo Verde encouraged the authorities of Guinea-Bissau to redouble their efforts to guarantee compliance with all of the country’s commitments under the international human rights instruments to which it is party and to implement the main recommendations received during the present cycle of the universal periodic review. 807. China applauded the efforts made by Guinea-Bissau to: promote social development and improve people’s lives; promote the development of the education sector and of the health system; and to take measures to protect the rights of women and children. China thanked Guinea-Bissau for accepting the recommendations it had made and expressed the hope that the country would continue to promote sustainable economic social development and reduce poverty; continue to increase investment in education and promote the enrolment rate of school-aged children; and continue to develop health care and further ** 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/45session/Pages/Oralstatements.aspx 128