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Islanders. Although fresh water is available year-round in some places, the islands often suffer from severe water shortage. Water-borne disease and lack of proper sanitation is a major risk and concerned locals have commented that
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The lack of adequate water supply has led to a rise of violence against women, who have to walk further and more often to get water or to go toilet, bathe or to obtain drinking water. This is an issue especially in
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requires governments to encourage the development of different forms of secondary education, available and accessible to every child, and to take appropriate measures such as the introduction of free education and offering financial assistance in case of need. In a 2006-2007 survey, 29 out of every
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Solomon Islands are unqualified. The report recommends that the government allocate more of its budget on developing an adequate infrastructure such as training professional teachers, having more schools and classrooms
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in 1976 after three previous attempts at forming a
Constitution. The Constitution of Solomon Islands was enacted in 1978. This however led to conflicts between cultures and armed conflict in the late 1990s forced a review of the 1978 Constitution. This review resulted in the Federal Constitution of
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and other abuse is generally unreported to police as women and girls fear reprisals from their attackers. The government has acknowledged the ongoing violence towards women and in 2010 approved a national policy to eliminate violence against women. This was a result of lobbying by women's groups.
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Honiara City Council Land, which the ministry of land, housing and survey is
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released a UPR which outlined the current availability of education as being limited for the poor island state. Despite the government's 2010 policy statement, which committed to ensuring all
Solomon Islanders have equal access to quality education, this is an ongoing issue that is still being
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community. This charitable approach has led to the majority of children with disabilities having no real access to education. Following the
Government's 2010 policy, the UPR urges the government to give this the highest priority to give children equal opportunity.
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100 children (12â18 years old) attended secondary school. This figure was worse in rural areas and people surveyed stated that secondary school fees were too expensive for families. The UPR report recommended increasing accessibility to secondary school.
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Solomon Islands is more prevalent in the slums with shared bathing, washing and toilets facilities. There are reports of not being able to wash themselves adequately and being spied on or whistled at. A lack of privacy is demeaning and embarrassing.
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