A/HRC/25/14 information on the effectiveness of policies to tackle food insecurity. Brazil made recommendations. 45. Burkina Faso commended the Government for its ongoing inclusive social dialogue and for extending a permanent invitation to the special procedures. It called on the international community to support Chad in its efforts to promote and protect human rights. It made recommendations. 46. The delegation had taken note of the questions put by States in their interventions concerning women and children, justice reform, making the National Human Rights Commission compliant with the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Paris Principles), journalists and prisoners, and people living with HIV. The delegation pointed out that Chad had made major efforts to address all those problems. However, the delegation added that it had not come to the meeting simply to say that everything had been achieved and that there were no implementation problems. In Chad, as in all countries emerging from a period of unrest, everything was a priority. It was difficult to promote and protect human rights if the reform of the administration remained unresolved, if justice reform was not complete and if the security services and the army were not under control. Despite the pressure to address all its priorities, human rights had always been a key concern for the Government of Chad. The delegation also noted that sociocultural attitudes could not be changed overnight nor would they disappear simply because a decree or a law was enacted. Changing traditions took time. 47. With regard to justice reform, the delegation explained that the national institute for the judiciary had been set up by the Government of Chad with a view to strengthening national rights and ensuring that judges were aware of rights under domestic law and under international law adopted by Chad. 48. The delegation noted that Chad had launched a full-scale birth registration campaign and that a national programme to regularize civil status records throughout the country was under way. As a result, 200,000 births had been registered in 2013. 49. With regard to the possibility of discrimination against persons living with HIV, the delegation stated that there was a law to protect persons living with HIV. 50. With regard to the press, the delegation recalled that the order of 2008, which had given rise to discussion, debate and controversy, had been amended in 2010. That law was not perfect, and if it emerged that changes were necessary, they would be made in the interests of democracy and the protection of human rights. In addition, discussions were under way with the relevant professional associations as to whether any changes were necessary. 51. In response to a number of speakers who had called on Chad to continue the reform of the National Human Rights Commission to ensure that it was in compliance with the Paris Principles, the delegation said that there was no cause for concern. The bill was with the Council of Ministers and would be adopted before the end of 2013. The bill had been delayed because the Government had wanted to achieve a consensus in all sectors. 52. With regard to food policy, the delegation mentioned that the Government had launched a Millennium Development Goals acceleration framework in September 2013 with a view to eradicating food insecurity and reducing malnutrition rates. However, much remained to be done if the people of Chad were to be able to feed themselves adequately. 53. The delegation noted that political dialogue was inclusive and that the opposition as a whole was represented in the National Framework for Political Dialogue. Civil society, trade unions, women’s associations and human rights associations were also represented in the National Framework. The Framework was in the process of preparing the Independent 8 GE.14-10021