Current exchange rates as of 02/11/2016 (source: www.bnr.com) 1 EUR = 908 FRW; 1 US$ = 821 FRW 8. The macroeconomic stability reflected by the statistics in Table 1 confirms effectiveness of the policies that have been put in place and being implemented. Rwanda is now widely considered peaceful, safe and secure with stable and optimally functioning institutions. Rwanda is particularly proud of her record with regard to the accomplishment of the millennium development goals and looks forward to applying the same effort to the realisation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). 9. Rwanda has developed programmes that target socio-economic transformation. These programmes include Vision 2020 and the Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS). The Vision 2020 policy was developed to propel the kind of society that the country aspires to become by 2020 while the Economic Development for Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a framework for the country’s long-term development aspirations as embodied in Rwanda’s Vision 2020 and the accomplished Millennium Development Goals. The Country has also adopted policies and programmes to ensure the promotion and protection of human rights enshrined in various sector policy papers. Some of these policies include: National Employment Policy, National Agricultural Policy, the National Gender Policy, Investment Policy, Cooperatives Policy s to mention but a few. Legislative Measures 10. Rwanda has committed to various international human rights agreements as highlighted in the preceding paragraphs of this report. This paragraph will only show the treaties that were ratified after the 2009 Rwanda’s ACHPR report. These include the following: - The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (ratified by a Presidential Order n°. 34/01 of 14/07/2009); Page 8 of 105