A/HRC/42/7 133. Regarding the protection of elderly people and persons with disabilities, in 2018 the legal status of the accompanied adult had been approved, replacing the previous regimes on disability, enabling individualized responses to provide supported rather than substituted decision-making. 134. In 2017, a prison rehabilitation plan had been introduced, which would remain in force until 2027. It aimed to resolve the problem of overcrowding and improve conditions in Portuguese prisons, particularly with regard to health, including mental health and access to treatment for HIV and hepatitis. The number of persons under house arrest with electronic surveillance had risen significantly. 135. In 2016, the Government had presented its action plan for the modernization of the justice system, with the aim of developing a system that was more transparent, efficient, human and closer to citizens. The budget for legal aid had doubled from 2018 to 2019, with an estimated expenditure of about €111 million in 2019. Approximately 200,000 people benefited from legal aid each year. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 136. The recommendation formulated during the interactive dialogue/listed below has been examined by Portugal and enjoys the support of Portugal: 136.1 Ensure that women, children, persons with disabilities and indigenous and marginalized communities are meaningfully engaged in the development of legislation, policies and programmes on climate change and disaster risk reduction at the local, national, regional and international levels (Fiji). 137. The following recommendations enjoy the support of Portugal, which considers that they are already implemented or in the process of implementation: 137.1 Implement the recommendations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding the intensification of efforts to combat human trafficking, including to improve mechanisms for the identification and rehabilitation of victims as well as addressing the root causes of trafficking (Belarus); 137.2 Implement the recommendation of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to step up efforts to reduce unemployment, particularly among young people (Belarus); 137.3 Continue efforts to increase transparency at all levels of governance and ensure due implementation of laws and regulations on access to information in order to facilitate democratic participation and control (Norway); 137.4 Continue to promote, in the multilateral sphere, the strengthening of national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up (Paraguay); 137.5 Continue to share its experience and promote the creation of national mechanisms for the implementation of recommendations among other States (Ukraine); 137.6 Continue the dissemination of national human rights themes to civil society (Angola); 137.7 Improve the implementation of policies, programmes and strategies to promote and protect the rights of ethnic minorities, immigrants and refugees, as well as preventing and combating racism and racial discrimination and combating domestic violence and violence against women (Mozambique); 137.8 Take all necessary measures to provide the Commission for Citizenship with sufficient and sustainable resources in order to carry out its functions effectively (Islamic Republic of Iran); 11