A/HRC/43/3/Add.2 inadequate because the Social Security Institute is running a default of 6.766 billion lempiras (approximately US$ 273 million) vis-à-vis the private sector, the central Government and the municipalities.10 On the other hand, 39.6 per cent of the economically active population work in the informal sector, which implies that they neither contribute to nor receive social security services.11 12. The index of inequality in income distribution remains the second highest in Latin America and the population has little confidence in the capacity of the State to promote a fair and inclusive economy. The various cases of corrupt practices involving the misappropriation of State funds by State officials, including funds allocated to poverty reduction, health and social security programmes, have further diminished its credibility. 13. In October, the President of the Central Bank revealed that in the first half of 2019, foreign direct investment was down by 39.3 per cent to US$ 242 million compared to the same period in 2018, citing the social and political crisis in the country as key factors. 14. The Government adopted the 2030 national Agenda for Sustainable Development on 4 December, in which it prioritized all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, 68 of the 196 targets and 99 of the 232 indicators.12 OHCHR supported the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Government and the Ministry of Human Rights in linking the targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals with the human rights recommendations made by international human rights mechanisms, an innovative practice that lays the foundation for the integration of the development agenda with the human rights agenda. A. Business and human rights 15. The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the development of a national action plan on business and human rights, based on the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, as an instrument for sustainable development. During the year, the Ministry of Human Rights, with technical assistance from OHCHR, promoted a stakeholder dialogue and capacity-building based on the Guiding Principles and held a cycle of conferences on business and human rights with the participation of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. 16. At the end of its visit to Honduras from 19 to 28 August, the Working Group welcomed the commitment of the Government on this topic. Nonetheless, it highlighted the need for immediate and profound institutional and legal reforms, in particular to ensure the independence of the justice system, the participation of individuals and communities in decision-making, and the right of indigenous peoples to free, prior and informed consent.13 17. The Working Group also expressed concerns about gaps in the national anticorruption framework, noting that it did not adequately prevent conflicts of interest of public officials and their family members vis-à-vis their business engagements. It also observed the non-compliance of public officials with the framework on disclosure of assets and incomes set out in the United Nations Convention against Corruption. The Working Group called on Congress to exercise due diligence in its signing of public contracts involving concessions for large-scale development projects. B. Migration 18. Violence and insecurity, ongoing poverty and a lack of confidence in the willingness and capacity of the State to open up the economy and improve living standards remained 10 11 12 13 4 See www.laprensa.hn/honduras/1335698-410/impagable-mora-6766-millones-lempiras-arrastraseguro-social-honduras (in Spanish). See National Statistical Institute, “Figures on the labour market 2019”, available from www.ine.gob.hn/V3/ephpm/. “Agenda nacional 2030, objectivos de desarollo sostenible” (December 2019), available from www.scgg.gob.hn/es/node/236. See www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24932&LangID=E/.