Bot\u00adswana is mak\u00ading pro\u00adgress in tak\u00ading pivotal steps to enhance its human rights frame\u00adwork. Gov\u00adern\u00adment offi\u00adcials and United Nations rep\u00adres\u00adent\u00adat\u00adives gathered on Tues\u00adday for a national con\u00adsulta\u00adtion on the coun\u00adtry\u2019s acces\u00adsion to the Inter\u00adna\u00adtional Cov\u00aden\u00adant on Eco\u00adnomic, Social and Cul\u00adtural Rights ( ICESCR) and the 1961 Con\u00adven\u00adtion on the Reduc\u00adtion of State\u00adless\u00adness.<\/p>\n
The event, hos\u00adted by the Gov\u00adern\u00adment of Bot\u00adswana in part\u00adner\u00adship with the United Nations Office of the High Com\u00admis\u00adsioner for Human Rights ( OHCHR), the Uni\u00adver\u00adsal Peri\u00adodic Review Trust Fund, and the United Nations High Com\u00admis\u00adsioner for Refugees ( UNHCR), reflec\u00adted Bot\u00adswana\u2019s com\u00admit\u00adment to strength\u00aden\u00ading pro\u00adtec\u00adtions in line with inter\u00adna\u00adtional stand\u00adards.<\/p>\n
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The con\u00adsulta\u00adtion also drew atten\u00adtion to the 1961 Con\u00adven\u00adtion on the Reduc\u00adtion of State\u00adless\u00adness, a cru\u00adcial instru\u00adment designed to address the plight of state\u00adless per\u00adsons.<\/p>\n
\u201cState\u00adless\u00adness rep\u00adres\u00adents a fun\u00adda\u00admental human rights crisis that casts a long shadow over the lives of mil\u00adlions world\u00adwide,\u201d Yang said.<\/p>\n
She praised Bot\u00adswana\u2019s pro\u00adact\u00adive steps, not\u00ading the gov\u00adern\u00adment\u2019s efforts to align national legis\u00adla\u00adtion \u201crobustly\u201d with the Con\u00adven\u00adtion even before formal acces\u00adsion.<\/p>\n
She urged Bot\u00adswana to \u201crevisit the Draft Bot\u00adswana National Action Plan to End and Pre\u00advent State\u00adless\u00adness with a view to updat\u00ading it and facil\u00adit\u00adat\u00ading its effect\u00adive imple\u00adment\u00ada\u00adtion.\u201d<\/p>\n