A/HRC/55/7 38. Georgia commended Colombia for steps aimed at eliminating child labour, devising communication strategies and launching awareness-raising campaigns, including with regard to measures to promote women’s rights and the creation of a national working group on gender-based violence. 39. Germany commended Colombia for its efforts to improve the domestic human rights situation through comprehensive peace policies, while expressing concern about the challenges in preventing and protecting against human rights violations and abuses, especially in remote areas. 40. Ghana commended Colombia for the positive measures taken to implement the National Human Rights Strategy (2014–2034) and for the efforts made towards achieving gender equality and equity. 41. Honduras welcomed the provision of funding for the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Non-Repetition, the initiation of investigations into the internal armed conflict and the establishment of a peace policy as a State policy. 42. India noted that key priorities for Colombia included pursuing an international agenda to address the climate emergency, securing peace and guaranteeing the dignity of human life. It commended Colombia for its commitment to maintaining a participatory form of government, with a separation of powers. 43. Indonesia welcomed the efforts made to ratify international human rights conventions and expressed its appreciation for the measures adopted to combat trafficking in persons. 44. Iraq welcomed the efforts to promote stability and peace in accordance with the Framework Plan for Implementation of the Final Peace Agreement, and the important legislative, policy and institutional measures taken since the third universal periodic review cycle. 45. Ireland acknowledged progress made on the implementation of the 2016 peace agreement and the national action plan on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325/2000. Ireland expressed concern about continued violence against, among others, human rights defenders and defenders of Indigenous Peoples and people of African descent. 46. Italy recognized the establishment of the new Ministry of Equality and Equity and the development of an action plan to implement Security Council resolution 1325/2000. It looked forward to the initiation of the process of ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture. 47. Japan welcomed efforts to implement the National Human Rights Strategy and the Framework Plan for Implementation of the Final Peace Agreement, and the commitment of Colombia to tackling discrimination against vulnerable groups and to implementing Security Council resolution 1325/2000. 48. The delegation highlighted the country’s commitment to the provision of support and reparations for victims of the armed conflict and the goals it had set to that end. In response to recommendations made by members of civil society and the truth commission to link the public policy on victims with the peace agreement, the national Government had submitted a bill to update Law No. 1448, on victims. 49. The delegation highlighted the functions of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and its purpose as the justice component of the final agreement signed with FARC-EP, tasked with the prosecution and trial of those responsible for and participants in the crimes committed during the armed conflict. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace had opened 11 macrocases in the pursuit of its mission. The last case it had opened involved sexual, reproductive and gender-based violence. 50. The delegation highlighted the commitment, political will and technical and administrative capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Land Restitution Unit, for the realization of the right to the restitution of land and territories. It also highlighted the restitution of territories to Indigenous, Black, Afro-Colombian, Palenquero and Raizal communities through public policies and the creation of courts and a tribunal to process claims. GE.23-25026 5