382. The authorization for the opening and operation of private dispensaries and the granting of accreditation to be a pharmacist is issued by the competent authorities. A general regulation of the private health sector by legislative texts is a challenge that the Government of Niger must address. 383. Several regulatory texts on the health sector have been adopted in recent times. They include, among others:  Decree No. 2017-764/PRN/MSP Order of Medical Practitioners;  Decree No. 2017-765/PRN/MSP Order of Pharmacists;  Decree No. 2017-766/PRN/MSP Order of Dental Surgeons;  Decree No. 2017-767/PRN/MSP Order of Nurses;  Decree No. 2017-767/PRN/MSP Order of Midwives. of 29 September 2017 on the establishment of the National of 29 September 2017 on the establishment of the National of 29 September 2017 on the establishment of the National of 29 September 2017 on the establishment of the National of 29 September 2017 on the establishment of the National III. PROHIBILITION OF DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL Adopt legislative and any other appropriate measures to correct existing inequalities between men and women in all aspects of life, particularly in the area of customary inheritance. 384. In order to reduce disparities and inequalities between men and women, Niger adopted: - The national prevention and response strategy for gender-based violence in September 2017, seeking mainly to substantially minimize gender-based violence and their effects; - The review of the National Gender Policy in August 2017 following the one adopted on 31 July 2008, with the aim of “ensuring an improved protection of the rights of men and women regarding their opportunities to have access particularly to quality training, employment without any discrimination, to health services for all and ….to peace, security and equal social protection”. 385. In order to reduce the existing inequalities between men and women, the Government has initiated a process of reviewing upward the quota in elective positions from 15 to 25% and appointing positions from 25 to 30%. The draft law has just been adopted by the Ministers on 18 October 2019 before being sent to the National Assembly. IV. RIGHT TO LIFE A. Continue to observe the moratorium and take the necessary measures for the abolition of the death penalty, particularly through awareness raising campaigns and training of all stakeholders on the issue. 386. Niger is continuing to observe the moratorium for the abolition of the death penalty. Indeed, the different recommendations emanating from treaty bodies and that of the UPR included, have been accepted by our country. It signed the moratorium in December 2018 while waiting for total abolition. 387. The draft legislation on the abolition of the death penalty will be submitted once again to the National Assembly at the earliest opportunity for passage as highlighted in the paragraph on the right to life and physical and moral integrity in the second part of this report. It is within this context that a 79