A/HRC/55/7 109. Austria welcomed efforts towards sustainable peace but expressed concern about the protection of the 2016 peace-agreement signatories. Austria expressed concern about persons in rural areas, namely those in Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities that were the most affected by the armed conflict. 110. Azerbaijan commended Colombia for its National Development Plan 2022–2026 and the decision to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 111. The Bahamas commended Colombia for the updates to the National Human Rights Education Plan, the extension of the presence of OHCHR in Colombia, and the establishment of the National Cross-Sectoral Commission for Historical Reparation. 112. Belgium congratulated Colombia on progress made towards total peace and advancements in transitional justice processes. It stated that the implementation of the peace agreement should remain the country’s priority. 113. The Plurinational State of Bolivia welcomed the constitutional reform granting peasants special constitutional protection, the adoption of the National Development Plan, the creation of the Unit for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement and the National Initiative for Equity in Rural Sectors. 114. Brazil welcomed the dialogues with ELN, women’s inclusion in peacebuilding, the mainstreaming of gender in national policies and the renewal of the agreement on the OHCHR country office. Brazil encouraged Colombia to adopt mechanisms to protect community leaders and reaffirmed its support to lasting peace. 115. Pakistan commended Colombia for its ongoing efforts in promoting human rights, emphasizing the Government’s commitment to total peace, and expressed appreciation for the country’s ratification of international instruments and adoption of legislative measures, including the National Development Plan 2022–2026 and the Comprehensive System of Truth, Justice Reparation and Non-Repetition. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 116. The following recommendations will be examined by Colombia, which will provide responses in due time, but no later than the fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council: 116.1 Continue to make progress towards the early ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Chile); 116.2 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Austria) (Denmark) (Estonia) (Liechtenstein) (Luxembourg) (Madagascar); 116.3 Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Peru) (Senegal); 116.4 Ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (France); 116.5 Intensify efforts to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Ghana); 116.6 Facilitate the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Latvia); 116.7 Ratify the Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court on the crime of aggression (Liechtenstein); 10 GE.23-25026