Statement by India under Agenda Item 6 : Adoption of UPR Outcomes of Guinea-Bissau at the 45th Session of the Human Rights Council (14 September – 07 October 2020) delivered by Mr. Pawankumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India (Geneva, 05 October 2020)

Madam Vice-President,

We warmly welcome Guinea-Bissau for the adoption of the Working Group’s report on its UPR undertaken on 24 January 2020.

2. The review saw active participation and constructive engagement with 75 delegations taking the floor and making 197 recommendations. Its commendable that as many as 193 out of it have been accepted by Guinea-Bissau. We appreciate that Guinea-Bissau has accepted all 3 recommendations made by India.

3. We also appreciate the constructive engagement by the delegation of Guinea-Bissau during the review process highlighting both its initiatives on the previous recommendations as well as challenges in bringing stability in the country. Improving infrastructure would be significant in improving basic services and while we particularly appreciate steps taken to facilitate greater access to justice. Other significant steps include promoting education for children, improving access to safe drinking water and combatting drug trafficking.

4. While recommending the adoption of the report, we warmly congratulate the delegation of Guinea-Bissau for its successful review. We also wish Guinea-Bissau all success in implementing the accepted recommendations.

Thank you, Madam Vice-President.

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