A/HRC/19/49 21. The lack of qualified staff remains a major challenge for the correctional system in Guinea. Although 600 new prisons wardens were recruited in July 2010, they had not undergone adequate training and lack uniforms and other basic equipment. Prison wardens dress in military fatigues, which are not distinguishable from army uniforms. The registration of inmates is still done manually at the Central Prison in Conakry. C. Economic, social and cultural rights 22. Guinea is one of the poorest countries in Africa; according to the Human Development Report for 2011 issued by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the country currently ranks 178 on the Human Development Index. Women and children, particularly from the rural poor, constitute the most vulnerable segment of the population, with the highest rates of infant and maternal mortality, malnutrition, exposure to HIV/AIDs and other endemic diseases, as well as enduring the harshest living conditions. The degree of social and economic deprivation was aggravated by the escalation in food prices in 2011. The mismanagement of public funds further compounded the poverty situation and raised serious obstacles to the realization of economic, social and cultural rights. 23. In an effort to reduce poverty, in 2011, the Government subsidized the price of rice, which is the staple food, to make it more affordable. It also allocated 10 billion Guinean francs (approximately $1.3 million) to create income-generating activities in order to fight youth unemployment, and ordered that State hospitals provide caesarean operations free of charge. D. Responses to human rights challenges, including impunity 24. Impunity remains a serious problem in Guinea, especially among the security forces. The Government has committed to judicial reform as a priority area in order to address this problem. It is also committed to the establishment of an independent national human rights institution and transitional justice mechanisms. In all these priority areas, little was done. While the Government has already identified where it needs support (transitional justice process, judicial reform, training of security forces in human rights), it has to redouble efforts to expedite reforms. The International Commission of Inquiry on the events of 28 September 2009 recommended that the United Nations should engage with the Government to commit to the reform of the judicial sector, in compliance with international human rights norms and principles and benefiting from enough resources for its functioning. 2 25. The International Commission of Inquiry highlighted impunity as a priority concern in Guinea. The Government has been cooperating with the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, which visited the country on several occasions in 2010 and 2011, to discuss the responses to crimes against humanity committed on 28 September 2009. 26. A panel of three renowned judges was appointed by the Minister for Justice to investigate the human rights violations committed on 28 September 2009 and during its aftermath. The ability of the panel to carry out its mandate was limited by the lack of political will and resources. The Government made efforts to improve the working conditions of judges as well as their security. They were relocated to separate premises at 2 8 S/2009/693, para. 267.