A/HRC/53/14 namely, economic transformation and job creation, human and social development, environmental sustainability and good governance. 7. The national strategy on financial education, 2019–2024, had been developed with the overall strategic objective of improving the knowledge, understanding and skills of the population. The Office of the Commissioner for Children had been supported by the social welfare workforce, which was present in all districts, and projects had been implemented to address a number of issues, including sexual and reproductive health care of adolescents. 8. The policy to combat gender-based violence against women and girls had been implemented through the national gender policy, the national referral mechanism on genderbased violence and violence against children, the national guidelines for the multidisciplinary management of survivors of gender based violence in Zambia and the national strategy on ending child marriage in Zambia, 2016–2021. 9. The recommendation to establish a transparent public service had been implemented through the incorporation of non-State actors in the development and implementation of the national development plans and the enactment of the National Planning and Budgeting Act of 2020, which enhanced transparency in the formulation of national budgets. Additional tasks had been devolved to the local authority level, and integrity committees had continued to be established in public and private institutions. 10. Various human rights trainings on gender and gender-mainstreaming had been conducted in institutions, and human rights education had been included in the curricula of schools and training centres. The human rights knowledge of military and security personnel had been broadened through the curriculum offered at various military training schools. Training on ethics and the legal implications of discrimination had been given to health-care workers and teachers. 11. The welfare of persons with albinism had been promoted through measures including hosting cancer clinics and covering the medical costs for some persons with albinism. A situation analysis was being undertaken to provide appropriate measures and interventions for person with albinism. 12. In order to protect the environment and enhance safety, as well as security, during mining operations, measures had been introduced, which include establishing a security system to limit and control access by young people to the mine site and ensure that every worker accessing the site had the appropriate personal protective equipment. The environmental management (amendment) bill, 2022, had been drafted to provide for the registration of toxic substances, such as mercury, prior to their use. The bill would also include provision for an environmental impact assessment before the commencement of mining projects and would regulate the use of pesticides for agricultural purposes. 13. Birth registration had been increased through the implementation of the integrated national registration information system. The registration process had been decentralized to the district and sub-district levels. 14. Measures had been implemented to prevent trafficking in persons, which included launching the policy on human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, in 2022, amending the Anti-Human Trafficking Act of 2022 and appointing focal points in all police stations to deal with cases of trafficking in persons. 15. The water, sanitation and hygiene programme had continued to improve equitable access to drinking water. People’s standard of living had continued to be raised through programmes aimed at protecting vulnerable groups. There had been an increase in the number of beneficiaries of social protection programmes. Measures had been put in place to ensure the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the social cash transfer programme. 16. In 2022, the budgetary allocation for the health sector had been 8 per cent of the national budget, less than the 15 per cent prescribed in the Abuja Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases. In relation to health care for adolescents, the national standards and guidelines for provision of adolescent-friendly health services had been developed, and adolescent health spaces had been established in 53 per cent of health facilities. Progress had been made in the response to HIV through sensitization, the early GE.23-04188 3