A/HRC/49/15 reduced into regulations. The Ministry of Legal Affairs was currently working assiduously to establish regulations for that piece of legislation. 64. The Government worked to include persons living with disabilities from school age. Children with visual disabilities were taught in mainstream schools and there were special need programmes for students with auditory, psychosocial and learning disabilities. The Government promoted inclusiveness at all levels and not just in schools. In employment, the Government led from the front within the public sector. The head of the delegation of Antigua and Barbuda was a senior attorney in the Ministry of Legal Affairs and had a severe visual disability. 65. The Department of Environment had worked hard in focusing on mitigating climate change in accordance with the Paris Agreement, to which Antigua and Barbuda was a signatory. Many mitigation and adaptation measures had been put in place island-wide, such as measures on the elimination of flooding and on bridge-building. Focus also had been placed on renewable energy, including the use of wind turbines. 66. Tunisia welcomed the enactment of the Disabilities and Equal Opportunities Act, the amendment of the Child Justice Act and of the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention) Act, the establishment of the Trafficking in Persons Prevention Committee and the ratification of several key international and regional human rights instruments. 67. Ukraine commended Antigua and Barbuda for its efforts to combat trafficking in persons and domestic and sexual violence, to address discriminatory gender stereotypes and to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities. It welcomed the legislative acts aimed at strengthening the national human rights framework and bringing it into better alignment with the international conventions ratified by the State. 68. The United Kingdom welcomed the accession of Antigua and Barbuda to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It note with appreciation that the death penalty had not been implemented since 1991. It welcomed the change to sentencing guidelines in 2020 that would further reduce the likelihood of the death penalty being applied. It urged the Government to consider what further reform was needed to keep tackling such pressing concerns as trafficking in persons and domestic violence. 69. The United States commended Antigua and Barbuda for its continued commitment to the promotion of human rights and encouraged the Government to abolish the Sexual Offences Act as an important measure to respect the human rights of all persons, regardless of sexual orientation. 70. Uruguay welcomed the efforts made by Antigua and Barbuda, including in combating trafficking in persons. 71. Vanuatu commended Antigua and Barbuda for its action taken to accede to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It noted the progress made to restore normalcy and ensure that people’s needs were met through social protection, infrastructure rebuilding and service provision since the devastating Hurricane Irma. 72. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela highlighted the implementation of social programmes to reduce poverty, the school meals programme and the People’s Benefit Programme. It noted that the Government provided free education to children in public primary and secondary schools, and technical and vocational training in secondary education. It also highlighted the action taken by the Directorate of Gender Affairs. 73. Argentina congratulated Antigua and Barbuda on its accession to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 74. Australia commended Antigua and Barbuda for its continued engagement in the universal periodic review process. It acknowledged the progress made since the second review cycle, commending the State in particular for its accession to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 8