A/HRC/42/2 the Working Group, and which were presented before the adoption of the outcome by the plenary (see also A/HRC/42/16/Add.1). 1. Views expressed by the State under review on the recommendations and/or conclusions, its voluntary commitments and the outcome 899. The head of delegation and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Carlos Ernesto Morales Davila, expressed that Nicaragua was present to respond to the recommendations made in its third universal periodic review, as a sign of respect for the universal human rights system. He noted that the recommendations received were duly analysed by a well-articulated and efficient inter-institutional coordination mechanism. 900. Nicaragua had supported recommendations 125.51, 125.127, 125.143, 125.144, 125.161, 125.175, 125.183, 125.189 and 125.204, and the country will continue to guarantee the fulfilment and enjoyment of human rights, faithful to its commitment to peace, stability, sustainable development, international solidarity and humanist vocation. All in compliance with the Political Constitution, the national legal system and the international instruments signed and ratified by Nicaragua. 901. Nicaragua had supported recommendations 125.37 through 125.41, 125.43, 125.45, 125.46, 125.95 and 125.105, and the country will continue guaranteeing the independence and autonomy of the powers of the State. 902. Since 2008, Nicaragua had implemented national human development plans and programmes, which had guided the restoration of the human rights of the people; therefore, recommendations 125.187, 125.192, 125.194, 125.195 and 125.200 were supported. 903. The head of delegation stated that Nicaragua continued advancing the socio-economic development of the nation and reducing inequality, which had allowed it to became an exemplary economy at the regional level. Poverty had been reduced from 29.6 per cent in 2014 to 24.9 per cent in 2016; and extreme poverty from 8.3 per cent in 2014 to 6.9 per cent in 2016. Nicaragua will continue to work towards improving the well-being of all the people of Nicaragua; therefore, recommendations 125.179, 125.180, 125.182, 125.193, 125.196, 125.198, 125.199, 125.201, 125.202 and 125.205 were supported. 904. The restitution of the right to health had always been and will continue to be a priority for the Government of Nicaragua. 905. The country will continue guaranteeing and reinforcing free, quality, effective and efficient public health, through the Primary Care Strategy of Family and Community Health Model, which had produced tangible results and garnered international recognition. In this regard, Nicaragua supported recommendations 125.181, 125.203, 125.206, 125.209 up to the 125.212, 125.215 and 125.220. 906. The right to education was and will continue to be a priority of the Government with an emphasis on vulnerable groups, and through the execution of the National Education Plan (2017-2021), which ensures that quality education remains free, appropriate, accessible and equitable, with efficiency and effectiveness and without discrimination. In this regard, recommendations 125.221 through 125.225, 125.227 up to 125.235, 125.190 and 125.257 were supported. 907. Recommendations 125.58, 125.61 and 125.64 were supported, as they were in line with the “Strategy for Sovereign and Citizen´s Security” that provides security to the population, allowing the country to achieve the best security rates in the entire region, within an environment of peace, security and citizen tranquillity. 131

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