A/HRC/17/34/Add.1 Persons from Enforced Disappearance; as well as the Optional Protocols to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. (ii) The Government should establish a national human rights institution in compliance with the Paris Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions. (iii) The Government should adopt a law regulating all social assistance mechanisms, in order to ensure accountability and long term stability of the social protection system. (b) Ensuring equitable and inclusive social and economic policies: (i) Address inequalities in progress by tackling the protection gaps faced by various vulnerable groups such as ethnic minorities, women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities and internal migrants, and design programmes to meet their specific needs. (c) Strengthening the social protection system from a human rights perspective: (i) In the aftermath of the transition to a middle income country, Viet Nam must continue to invest in social protection in order to ensure continuity of progress in the alleviation of poverty. (ii) Remove barriers to accessing public services (administrative, financial, cultural or geographical) and ensure public services of high quality and sufficient quantity that are equally accessible to the whole population. In particular, tackle increasing indirect costs in health care and education services. (iii) Improve the integration, coherence and management of social policies and improve data collection. (d) Role of international assistance and cooperation: (i) The international community should continue providing official development assistance (ODA) to Viet Nam in addition to necessary funds for climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. (ii) The Government of Viet Nam must ensure that the resources received through international cooperation reach the most vulnerable groups and are utilized in a timely and effective manner. 23