70. Botswana should intensify efforts to combat youth unemployment, and include information in the next Report on the institutional measures developed to address the increased rate of youth unemployment. Protection of the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDs 71. Botswana should: i. Intensify efforts to address the existing HIV prevalence rate of 18.5%; ii. Take urgent measures to address the gender disparity in HIV infections, with the view to increasing HIV prevention strategies for women; iii. Urgently initiate measures to address the high prevalence rate of HIV among children, with the view to eradicating the deaths which occur as a result of paediatric HIV; iv. Take the necessary measures to extend the provision of the PMTCT program to foreign pregnant women. The right to culture 72. Botswana should: i. Develop and implement strategies for preserving minority languages, including through ensuring access to minority languages in the education and public services sector; ii. Expedite development of the Botswana Languages Council and ensure that it is as inclusive as possible. Protection of the rights of women 73. Botswana should: i. intensify efforts to address gender based violence (GBV), including through increased advocacy programs to educate the public on GBV and its serious effects on women, in addition to expanding services to provide assistance to GBV victims, such as access to legal services and rehabilitation programs; ii. Ensure that the Marriage Act is amended to govern marriages contracted under customary and religious marriages, to ensure the protection of women in these marriages. Protection of the rights of children 74. Botswana should: 19