A/HRC/31/4 53. Maldives commended the Federated States of Micronesia for adopting the 2012 Trafficking in Persons Act and various State policies, as well as for the progress made in reducing infant and under-5 mortality. Maldives also took note of the strategic plan for improving education in the country, expressing the hope that efforts would be made to improve the quality of education and the resources available. Maldives urged the Federated States of Micronesia to seek technical support and advice on best practices from the United Nations and the international community for the promotion and protection of human rights in the country. 54. Montenegro welcomed the efforts made to strengthen the institutional and legislative framework for human rights, including the adoption of the Trafficking in Persons Act and the plans to review and update both the National Youth Policy and the National Disability Policy. Montenegro expressed the hope that the Federated States of Micronesia would introduce federal legislation criminalizing violence against women. Montenegro commended the Federated States of Micronesia for its ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the plan to finalize the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Montenegro remained concerned, however, that most of the core human rights treaties had not been ratified. 55. Morocco highlighted the fact that the Federated States of Micronesia had developed several sectoral policies, including the National Strategic Development Plan and the national policy for gender equality. Morocco welcomed the legislative reforms that had been made, such as the adoption in 2012 of the Trafficking in Persons Act. It appreciated the action the Federated States of Micronesia had taken on its national policy on disability and its national youth policy and its engagement in the fields of education, health and child protection. 56. Namibia noted the impacts of climate change on the enjoyment of human rights in the Federated States of Micronesia. It also noted the launch of the Child Protection Baseline Report in October 2014, accompanied by the Atlas of the 2013 Child Equity Social Indicators. Namibia commended the Federated States of Micronesia on the 2014 Family Health and Safety Study, the first research effort to gather comprehensive information on violence against women in the country. 57. The Netherlands welcomed the positive steps taken towards equal rights for women, notably efforts to promote the participation of women in political and decision-making positions. The Netherlands noted that, while the Federated States of Micronesia had accepted the recommendations regarding reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women that had been made during the first review, the reservations remained in place. 58. New Zealand noted the accession in 2011 to the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. New Zealand remained concerned at the rate of domestic violence, stating that increased efforts were required to counter it. New Zealand noted that OHCHR had urged the Federated States of Micronesia to introduce federal legislation criminalizing violence against women. It also noted that the Federated States of Micronesia had accepted the recommendation from the first review to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, but had not yet done so. 59. Panama highlighted the adoption in 2012 of the Trafficking in Persons Act and the creation of a multidisciplinary universal periodic review task force through a presidential order. It noted that training was being carried out on gender-awareness in 2015 in 10