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Explore all appropriate options to advance the rights of persons with disabilities, building on existing platforms and with appropriate assistance from the international community

Take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices that constitute discrimination against persons with disabilities

Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of children and persons with disabilities

Adopt a comprehensive child policy based on the principles and provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Adopt legislative measures to fully align the juvenile justice system with the relevant international standards, including by repealing the provisions that allow corporal punishment

Continue to strengthen legislative measures by remedying protection gaps to protect all children from both violence and abuse, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child

Continue to work towards the abolition of corporal punishment in all settings, and that awareness-raising campaigns about the negative impact of corporal punishment on the development of children are undertaken

Continue its efforts in strengthening the capacity of the Tuvalu Police Force and the Office of the Attorney General in applying child-sensitive justice procedures

Make further efforts to register all children born on all islands

That the legislation be amended to ensure equal rights for both parents for children born out of wedlock

Step up efforts to reduce the mortality rate among children under 5

Criminalize child pornography and ensure the law criminally prohibits: procuring, offering, providing, obtaining or using children for prostitution and/or for the production of pornography, or other illicit activities, as well as prohibits the distribution, dissemination, sale and possession of child pornography

Adopt public policies aiming at the eradication of violence against children, including legal measures to prohibit corporal punishment both in school and in the family

Prohibit corporal punishment for disciplining children both at home and in any other area of the society

Take steps necessary to do away with patriarchal and gender-based stereotypes, which lead to perpetuation of discrimination against women

Repeal all discriminatory laws against women which are contrary to the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, in particular inequality in access to property rights and the underrepresentation of women in public and political life

Work towards the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda in order to guarantee effective participation of women in all aspects of decision-making

Fully implement the Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act 2014, with the necessary technical assistance of the relevant United Nations agencies such as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and UNDP where appropriate, expeditiously operationalize the Family Protection Fund, and dedicate the necessary resources to ensure that the family protection and domestic violence baseline study conducted by the office of the Attorney General is comprehensive so as to strengthen the ongoing work to eliminate violence against women in Tuvalu

Continue to fight all forms of discrimination, in particular against women

Ensure that a gender perspective is integrated into all climate change and disaster risk reduction policies, bearing in mind that disasters not only disproportionately affect women and girls but also exacerbate existing economic and social inequality across gender

Amend the Penal Code and the Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act in order to criminalize rape in all circumstances

Review and subsequently amend or repeal legislation entailing gender-based discrimination, including provisions in the Penal Code 1978 and the Marriage Act

Take effective measures to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment

Ensure efficient follow-up to the recommendations given by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

Take further measures to protect women and children against all forms of violence

Promote equality and empowerment of women, particularly in regard to hereditary and custody rights, and strengthen measures against domestic violence

Take advantage of the new electoral law to work towards increased participation of women in politics

Develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce violence against women, including domestic violence, particularly on the outer islands, by enhancing women’s awareness of their rights and identifying ways to combat such violence

Implement the measures identified in the human rights national action plan to address violence against women, including through community education, police training and stronger recording processes

Prioritize the full implementation of the Family Protection and Domestic Violence Act of 2014, including by ensuring that women and girl survivors of violence have access to effective means of redress and protection and by raising societal awareness about the content of the Act