ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Provision by the centre for the protection and social integration of children, of nutritional, medical, psycho-social, educational and vocational support to 457 children living in difficult circumstances including 31 without family support; Monitoring and screening of 18,000 children under the age of 5 at local nutrition centres; Deworming of 12,349 children; Transfer of 1,854 malnourished children in dedicated structures (CRENAM, CRENAS); Management of 52,000 beneficiaries in 700 CRENAMs in collaboration with WFP HIV/AIDS 24. The Commission commends Mauritania for the following: i. The low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (1%) ii. The multisectoral and decentralized approach which gives to each of the development stakeholders (public, private, civil society and partners) their due role in the fight against AIDS concerning the national response aimed at combating STIs/HIV/AIDS. iii. The establishment of a National Executive Secretariat (SENLS) attached to the Office of the Prime Minister in charge of technical coordination of the national HIV/AIDS epidemic response and the creation of Regional HIV/AIDS Control Committees (CRLS) and Sectoral Committees attached to the Cabinet of the Ministry of Health. iv. The promotion of voluntary testing across the country and the supply of anti— retroviral drugs and the continual organisation of information and sensitisation campaigns among the general public. Extractive industries, environment and human rights 25. The Commission notes with appreciation the following: i. The priority given by the Mauritanian government to the right to a healthy environment that is conducive to development by taking into account the intersectoral dimension of the environmental by adopting Decree No. 1842014/PR of 16 September 2013 to raise the profile of the Department of Environment in the new government scheme. ii. The establishment of general rules by the Environmental Code on required precautions and especially criminal sanctions applicable to the entire toxic waste management chain right from the source through storage and transportation until their elimination. iii. The enactment of a Law prohibiting plastic materials as part of the control of domestic waste. 9

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