A/HRC/32/9 89. Paraguay thanked the delegations for the interest they had shown, their participation in the dialogue and their support for the progress Paraguay had achieved since the previous review, as reflected in the comments and recommendations they had made. 90. In response to comments and questions raised regarding efforts to combat poverty and social investment, the Chief of Cabinet of the Technical Planning Secretariat highlighted Paraguay’s commitment to ensuring equal opportunities. He provided information on programmes on land use planning and sustainable environment. The main aim of the national poverty reduction programme was to increase the income of vulnerable persons and families and improve their access to social services. The level of extreme poverty had been reduced from 8 per cent in 2006 to 2 per cent in 2013. The proportion of the population with access to safe drinking water had risen from 43 per cent in 1997 to 81 per cent in 2014. 91. The Minister for Social Action referred to previous recommendations concerning families, persons with disabilities, cash transfer programmes and consultations with and prior and informed consent of indigenous people. The Tekoporã Programme, a broad social protection programme that had obtained the ISO 9001 quality management systems standard in 2014, covered 17 departments and 80 per cent of municipalities. One specific component of the programme, which had been developed with the support of OHCHR in Paraguay, aimed to promote the involvement of indigenous people through a protocol for free, prior and informed consent. 92. The Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security noted that the Ministry had been created in 2013 to focus on the protection of workers, work and labour. It had conducted activities that sought to ensure the right to decent work and working conditions. Responding to comments made by Colombia, he noted that Paraguay had recently promulgated the law on domestic workers, which had raised the minimum wage and sought to ensure social protection. Regarding the issue of child labour, raised by Belgium, Chile and Cuba, he noted that the Code on Children and Adolescents prohibited work for children under 14 years of age. The Ministry had made the fight against child labour a priority and was working to eradicate the worst forms of child labour in the forthcoming years. The National Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labour was also being strengthened. Paraguay had been successful in eradicating child labour in the cotton production sector and had adopted legislation on the protection of working mothers, in particular while they were breastfeeding. 93. The Minister for the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities reported on efforts to ensure that protection of the human rights of persons with disabilities was a cross-cutting issue in all public policies and services. In 2015, the National Secretariat for the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SENADIS) had been upgraded to the level of Ministry. The National Commission on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CONADIS), in which persons with disabilities and civil society participated fully in decision-making, had also been set up. Paraguay had developed a National Action Plan for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with the support of OHCHR. Paraguay was currently developing indicators to monitor implementation of the Plan and assess its impact. The Action Plan had given visibility to persons with disabilities. Through the Plan, Paraguay would also ensure inclusive education and differentiated basic provision for persons with disabilities. A handbook on accessibility for persons with disabilities was being developed for all schools. In addition, Paraguay had established a network of State communication officials to promote the use of inclusive language and a rights-based approach in their work. The progress achieved was the result of partnership between the State and civil society, with support from international cooperation. 94. The Minister for Children and Adolescents, referring to comments concerning violence against children and adolescents, noted that the national commission to prevent 10