A/HRC/48/12 disabilities and on gender mainstreaming and the programmes implemented to combat violence against women. 48. Argentina welcomed the standing invitation extended by Palau to all the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. It also highlighted the important steps taken to combat trafficking in persons, including through the creation of a Presidential special task force, and encouraged Palau to continue and deepen those efforts. 49. Armenia welcomed the institutional changes aimed at fighting trafficking. It hoped that Palau would establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the Paris Principles in the foreseeable future. 50. Australia commended Palau for the measures taken to implement the Family Protection Act 2012 and was pleased to provide assistance to Palau to support implementation of that Act. 51. Brazil encouraged Palau to raise the minimum age of criminal liability and forbid all forms of corporal punishment against children, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also encouraged the Government to ensure that all children born in the country could become nationals of Palau in order to avoid statelessness. 52. Bulgaria noted the creation of a national human rights task force and the adoption of the Palau Climate Change Policy for Climate and Disaster Resilient Low Emissions Development and the National Gender Mainstreaming Policy. It also recognized that Palau had undertaken legislative reforms to enhance protection of the rights of the child. 53. Canada congratulated Palau for having adopted a human rights-based approach to its climate and environmental action. It urged Palau to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. 54. Chile welcomed the integration of a gender perspective into policies and the presentation in 2015 of the intended nationally determined contribution to achieve the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 55. China stated that women in Palau still suffered from systemic discrimination and widespread violence and abuse, that human trafficking was rampant, that the incidence of poverty was high and that the education and health-care systems were inadequate. It noted that child marriage and child labour were widespread. 56. Cuba recognized the efforts made by Palau to confront and mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, including in the field of disaster risk reduction in the face of natural phenomena. 57. Denmark commended Palau for adopting a national action plan against human trafficking and stated that Palau could take additional steps to make sure that victims and survivors reported cases of trafficking and were provided with the necessary legal, health, psychological and social services. 58. The Dominican Republic recognized the progress and efforts made by Palau to prepare a response to climate change and its commitment to the global initiative to reduce emissions. 59. Estonia commended Palau for acceding to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and for including trafficking in its Penal Code. It encouraged Palau to establish a comprehensive protection system that would address all cases of domestic violence. 60. Fiji congratulated Palau on the steps taken to combat climate change, including the passage of the Palau Energy Act and the submission of the intended nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement to work towards the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 61. Finland highly appreciated the engagement of Palau in the universal periodic review process. 7