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Remove the legal and practical obstacles that block access to Egyptian nationality in the event of the dissolution of a marriage with a non- Egyptian

Adopt laws and measures to ensure a better coordination of policies to counter the negative factors of migration and a better governance of economic migration

Reaffirm its commitment to the practice of non-refoulement and ensure that resources and support are available to vulnerable migrants

Ensure effective access to protection mechanisms for migrants and domestic workers

Take measures to protect refugees and migrants from violence and attempts on their lives and further promote tolerance among local communities

Improve the alignment of its domestic laws with the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the supplementary Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air

Put in place labour migration policies to protect the rights of migrant workers and coordinate the actions of various stakeholders

Continue and strengthen policies to protect and promote the rights of refugees and minorities

Strengthen national bodies in charge of guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities and promoting their full integration into society

Further strengthen the national bodies responsible for protecting persons with disabilities against violence

Increase employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, ensure a safe environment for them in the workplace and prevent their exploitation

Adopt measures to ensure that Bedouins, nomads, Nubians and Berbers can fully enjoy their economic, social and cultural rights

Enact legislation to prohibit corporal punishment in all settings

Prohibit all corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home, and repeal all provisions that defend its use in child raising

Intensify efforts to prevent early and forced marriages through awareness-raising campaigns, in cooperation with civil society organizations

Further strengthen efforts to eliminate child labour and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice

Amend article 122 of the child law in order to ensure that child and juvenile offenders are never prosecuted alongside adults

Amend article 122 of the child law

Strengthen the role of child protection committees and provide them with necessary financial resources to enable them to deliver the protection service to children, particularly in the rural areas

Redouble efforts to provide better services to and improve the quality of life of children

Amend legislation to eliminate discrimination and criminalize all forms of violence against women and girls

Continue to improve children’s quality of life through the development of the health and education systems to ensure that all children, including children with disabilities, are able to access the basic services

Further continue its efforts in protecting children’s rights

Further review its domestic law in order to fully comply with the minimum marriage age for girls of 18 years

Step up efforts to deal with the female genital mutilation and early marriages

Take action to improve women’s rights by criminalizing domestic violence and amending the personal status law

Ensure, in legislation and in practice, an end to all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, and to take concrete steps to duly investigate and prosecute all cases of sexual violence and harassment

Amend and effectively implement legislation to eliminate and criminalize all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls

Introduce legal provisions to combat rape, including marital rape, and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, in line with international law and standards

Enact laws and public policies in order to eradicate female genital mutilation, and criminalize sexual harassment and violence against girls, adolescents and women

Adopt policies to combat violence against women and girls that ensure access to justice for victims and that include public awareness campaigns

Continue the fight against sexual harassment and violence against women and girls, including by increasing the number of police units and trained personnel specialized in this area

Strengthen its efforts to combat gender-based violence

Criminalize all forms of sexual violence against women, including marital rape, and revise the personal status law to allow for civil marriages and divorce

Criminalize all forms of domestic violence

Effectively implement legislation to eliminate discrimination and violence against women and girls

Continue empowering women and girls while taking steps to address violence against women

Further protect women’s rights by working to end all forms of violence against women and girls and addressing other persisting obstacles, such as social stigma and early marriage

Eliminate discrimination against women, in particular by continuing with measures aimed at addressing violence against women

Strengthen measures to combat violence against women and domestic violence, including by enhancing existing legislation to better ensure accountability for victims

Further continue its efforts by adopting laws addressing all forms of violence against women

Introduce legal provisions to combat rape, including marital rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, in accordance with international law and standards

Ensure the effective implementation of policies on gender equality and on combating violence against women, including by criminalizing all forms of violence against women

Introduce legal provisions to combat rape, including marital rape, and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, in accordance with international standards

Continue combating sexual harassment and violence against women

Take further steps to fight all forms of violence against women and children and raise the legal age for women to get married to 18 years

Introduce legal provisions to combat rape, including marital rape, and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, in line with international law and standards

Put in place programmes for men and boys to increase their knowledge of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls, seeking to extend such programmes to the whole country

Implement the strategy for women to 2030 adopted by Egypt in 2017

Continue to implement its national strategy to empower Egyptian women to 2030, in line with its constitution and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Continue efforts towards achieving a greater participation of women in political and economic life, as well as increased representation in leadership positions

Continue strengthening women’s economic empowerment as part of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy

Continue to consolidate national mechanisms that enable greater participation and equality of women

Work towards eliminating gender discriminatory clauses in legislation

Step up efforts to promote women’s representation and participation in political life and decision-making

Continue to promote the empowerment of women

Promote women’s political representation and participation, adopt policies to address structural barriers hindering women from occupying decision-making positions and increase the number of shelters for victims of domestic violence

Continue measures to strengthen women’s economic empowerment and promote women’s political participation

Ensure the implementation of provisions of the new Constitution aimed at reinforcing the enjoyment of the rights of all women and continue making progress through concrete policies and measures to guarantee equal rights between women and men

Take additional steps to ensure adequate representation of women and youth in decision-making positions

Continue efforts aimed at fighting sexual harassment

Review the personal status legislation and the Penal Code in order to further modify or delete articles that discriminate against women, including by lifting the reservation on article 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Continue efforts to support and enhance the status of women, especially in the political and economic sectors

Continue efforts to protect and promote women’s rights and ensure equality and equal opportunities

Continue its efforts to conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the human rights of women and girls

Strengthen measures to abolish female genital mutilation

Amend all laws and policies that discriminate against women and girls and ensure that they comply with international law and standards

Continue promoting the political participation of women, and their equitable representation in the parliament and Government

Take decisive actions to eradicate discrimination against women and girls, as well as minorities, and prevent sexual exploitation and trafficking in persons

Continue efforts to review and, where applicable, amend laws and policies that may discriminate against women and girls and ensure that they conform with international law and standards

Continue efforts to empower women both financially and economically

Continue to strengthen the role of equal opportunities units to achieve gender equality in the work environment and address discriminatory practices against women

Conduct a periodic review of legislation to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women in accordance with the constitutional provisions and the international commitments of Egypt under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Continue its efforts to promote women’s political representation and participation in all three main areas of empowerment – political, social and economic

Take further measures to promote and protect women’s rights

Implement the ongoing measures for the empowerment of women

Organize campaigns and educational programmes, including in schools, to raise awareness of the importance of cultural heritage in all its diversity

Step up efforts to eliminate illiteracy

Continue to develop education, in particular promote the level of education in rural areas

Pursue efforts seeking to raise awareness in society about human rights culture

Continue to organize the World Youth Forum, as an important initiative to promote dialogue among young people from different cultural origins and to address issues of interest to young people

Continue with efforts to encourage a human rights culture and enhance awareness programmes, especially for law enforcement agencies and the judiciary

Ensure equitable access of women and girls to education at all levels

Extend human rights education and awareness programmes to target more public service officials

Continue efforts to ensure the delivery of quality education for all with a special focus on vulnerable groups

Take further measures to raise awareness of human rights among the youth

Continue efforts to eliminate illiteracy

Strengthen the efforts to promote access to quality education for all, including vulnerable groups

Expand educational programmes for and increase awareness of human rights among civil servants

Continue programmes aimed at reducing school dropout rates, in particular among girls, through providing incentives to families to keep their children in school

Multiply measures taken to provide basic education to all children

Identify all juveniles tried in adult courts, overturn those verdicts and refer all such defendants to juvenile courts

Relaunch the human rights capacity-building programme

Increase human rights education and training programmes

Ensure equal access for women and girls to education at all levels

Ensure adequate access to education for minority groups

Integrate comprehensive, age-appropriate education on reproductive health and life skills into the national educational curricula and ensure the necessary resources and training for its full and effective implementation, in accordance with the national strategy for population and development

Include comprehensive education on sexual and reproductive health in the national educational curricula and ensure the necessary resources for its effective implementation

Exert further efforts towards the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, including through strengthening social protection measures

Continue efforts to provide the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health to its citizens, and to expand the new national health programme

Continue to take concrete measures to eliminate discrimination against, and stigmatization of, persons affected by leprosy and their families

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, in particular in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, in particular in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue implementing social housing programmes and projects, in an effort to achieve adequate housing for all citizens

Continue to promote house construction, in order to provide sufficient housing for its people

Continue its efforts to reduce poverty, particularly in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue efforts to effectively focus anti-poverty programmes on rural areas

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, in particular in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue to implement social housing programmes and projects, in an effort to realize adequate housing for all citizens

Pursue practical implementation of the national plan to solve the problem of informal housing, with a particular focus on providing alternative housing for persons who live in risk zones

Continue its efforts to reduce poverty

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, especially in rural and underdeveloped parts of the country

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, particularly in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue its efforts towards poverty alleviation and address the gaps between urban and rural areas

Continue efforts to reduce poverty, particularly in rural areas

Continue its efforts to reduce poverty, in particular in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue measures to reduce poverty, in particular in rural and underdeveloped areas

Continue its efforts to strengthen social protection and integration programmes for poor families, older persons, orphans and persons with disabilities who are unable to work

Continue to improve efforts to guarantee access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all citizens, particularly in rural areas

Intensify efforts to expand agriculture and food production, with the objective of increasing food security and guaranteeing the right to food for all citizens

Continue to promote the implementation of the socioeconomic measures provided for in the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy that aim at providing a dignified life for all citizens without discrimination

Continue efforts to develop the economy

Continue to bolster the realization of economic, social and cultural rights by strengthening social protection measures

Pursue its efforts in social and economic inclusion by allocating appropriate funds for health and education

Continue the implementation of standards to promote the enjoyment of human rights by youth

Intensify efforts to promote economic, social and cultural rights

Work closely with all relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the Egypt Vision 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy

Make further efforts to realize economic, social and cultural rights by strengthening social protection measures

Continue taking measures to promote and ensure the full realization of all human rights for young people

Ensure efforts to guarantee access to safe drinking water and sanitation for all, including those residing in rural areas

Proceed with major labour-intensive projects to promote the enjoyment of the right to adequate housing, employment, development and food

Continue the implementation of socially oriented programmes and improve the accessibility of unemployment and sustainable security schemes

Step up efforts to implement the comprehensive national strategy to combat short- and long-term unemployment

Consider the implementation of necessary measures and adjustments to its legislation to protect domestic workers and prohibit their exploitation

Take measures to eradicate discrimination against women in the workplace and to prohibit child labour

Take further steps to facilitate the access of young people to professional training and employment

Continue steps to provide employment opportunities for youth

Continue efforts to ensure equal job opportunities for women

Continue efforts to ensure a safe environment and equal rights for women in the workplace

Continue to address the different aspects of the right to work in the Human Rights Council

Strengthen efforts to ensure women’s employment and appropriate conditions for enjoyment of their right to work

Strengthen vocational training so that young graduates can enter the labour market quickly

Increase efforts to better integrate persons with special needs into the labour market

Provide better access for women to the labour market

Further strengthen capacity-building activities and provision of support for women in micro, small and medium enterprises

Continue to develop interventions to support access to decent jobs for youth, and promote social integration of youth in urban and rural areas to reduce youth unemployment

Continue efforts to ensure equal rights for women in the workplace, and a safe environment at work for women

Enhance efforts to ensure equal job opportunities for women

Continue the ongoing efforts to reduce unemployment levels, as well as to enhance access to affordable housing

Increase support for family planning and reproductive life skills