A/HRC/58/17 social programmes such as Patio Saludable (Healthy Yard) to guarantee a better quality of life and poverty reduction. The average legal minimum wage for all economic sectors had increased by 37.6 per cent between 2019 and 2024, and the number of workers registered in the social security system had increased by 11 per cent. There had been a 7.2 per cent increase in the number of employers active in the system. 9. The delegation stated that, as the family was the nucleus of society, families were supported by a broad and specialized legal framework. Between 2019 and 2024, the rights of 113,734 children and adolescents had been restored in matters related to food, care and upbringing, and communication and visitation. 10. Free access to health services was guaranteed in the country’s 76 hospitals, 141 health centres, 1,370 health points, 181 maternity centres, 99 homes for persons with special needs and 14 specialized centres. Four departmental hospitals, one primary hospital and one medical equipment maintenance centre were currently under construction. Between 2019 and 2023, the maternal mortality rate had decreased from 31.1 per 100,000 live births to 28.1 per 100,000 live births. In the same period, the infant mortality rate had fallen from 12.7 to 12.1 per 1,000 live births, the neonatal mortality rate had dropped from 8.6 to 7.1 per 1,000 live births and chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years of age had fallen by 3.6 per cent. 11. The right to free, comprehensive, inclusive, multicultural and quality education was guaranteed. The primary school enrolment rate was over 90 per cent and the number of technological centres had increased from 45 to 62, offering 70 technical programmes and more than 600 training courses. Education for students with disabilities had been strengthened, with 26 special education schools and 50 integrated classrooms. Furthermore, the Educational Resource Centre for Blind Persons adapted and reproduced educational material in Braille, relief and audio formats. Moreover, eight hospital classrooms provided an education for children and adolescents who were hospitalized for long periods due to chronic illness. 12. Nicaragua had ranked sixth in the 2024 Gender Equity Index prepared by the World Economic Forum, and second for the number of women ministers and third in women’s participation in the National Assembly in the 2024 women in politics map developed by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The representation of women in politics in 2024 was 59 per cent in the executive branch, 60 per cent in the elections authority, 55 per cent in the legislative branch, 60 per cent in the High Council of the Controller General of the Republic, 50 per cent in the Central American Parliament and 54 per cent in municipal government. 13. Urban drinking water coverage had increased from 92.5 per cent to 95 per cent, while urban sewage system coverage had increased from 47.1 per cent to 53 per cent. 14. National electricity coverage as of June 2024 was 99.49 per cent. Mobile telephone coverage was currently 85 per cent and fixed broadband Internet service was available in 78 per cent of municipal capitals. 15. As of February 2024, the national road network had included 5,370 km of paved roads in good condition. A total of 2,621 new streets had been built under the Calles para el Pueblo (Streets for the People) programme and 2,036 km of roads had been built under the Productive Roads Plan. 16. In order to ensure the right to decent housing, an annual average of 8,239 houses had been built over the previous 17 years of Sandinista government, four times more than during the period of neoliberal governments. 17. As of March 2024, Nicaragua had issued 278,481 new property titles during the period under review, benefiting 1,308,277 people, 55 per cent of whom were women. Since 2007, a total of 693,647 property titles had been issued, benefiting 3.2 million people. Moreover, 23 Indigenous territories and two additional areas had been titled, amounting to 38,426 km 2 or 31.64 per cent of the national territory. 18. Nicaragua had been implementing several transformative policies and actions, including the Caribbean Coast and Upper Wangki Bocay Development Strategy GE.24-23484 3