A/HRC/30/4 National Human Rights Action Plan, which provided for the implementation of the country’s regional and international human rights obligations and of the recommendations made during the universal periodic review. 9. With regard to the ratification of human rights instruments, the delegation noted that in 2012 Liberia had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and in 2014 it had ratified the Protocol on the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, the Kampala Convention and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. 10. The delegation stated that Liberia was taking steps to address its backlog in treaty reporting, and was currently in good standing with regard to reports due under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It added that the common core document was in the process of finalization. The Government had also developed a national strategy on meeting treaty obligations, including treaty reporting, to address the matter of other outstanding reports. Moreover, the delegation emphasized that the process of issuing a standing invitation to the special procedures of the Human Rights Council had begun. 11. The delegation explained that the independent national human rights institution had trained a number of human rights monitors, and had begun implementation of the Palava Hut Programme, a critical initiative in the Strategic Roadmap for National Healing, Peacebuilding and Reconciliation. 12. However, the delegation recognized that many challenges lay ahead in the implementation of human rights. As a fragile society, Liberia faced additional challenges as it strived to meet the needs of its citizens. Most recently, the outbreak of Ebola had posed the most serious threat to national stability since the end of the 14-year civil war. The delegation noted that the impacts of Ebola had been widespread, hitting the economy and the health-care infrastructure particularly hard. It added that Liberia was only a few days away from being declared Ebola-free, and was cautiously optimistic that the worst had passed. 13. The delegation stated that, as Liberia was beginning to emerge from one of its greatest crises in recent memory, it looked forward to engaging with renewed vigour in the process of enhancing human rights protection. It concluded by saying that Liberia looked forward to the continued support of the international community as it strived to implement its human rights obligations. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 14. During the interactive dialogue, 76 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue can be found in section II of the present report. 15. Zimbabwe commended Liberia on the public awareness and educational campaigns carried out to improve women’s access to justice. It noted that Liberia had established human rights units within the armed forces and the national police to integrate human rights education and awareness into the security sector. Zimbabwe made recommendations. 16. Algeria welcomed the institutional and normative reforms undertaken by Liberia, such as the overall development strategy, the strategy of consolidation of peace and reconciliation, the establishment of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights and the creation of a unit to tackle sexual and gender-based violence. Algeria made recommendations. 17. Angola commended Liberia on the legislative policy measures taken since its last review, particularly regarding the protection of persons with disabilities, the protection of 4