A/HRC/58/17 47. The Philippines lauded the developments on gender equality and positively noted the increase in social spending on education, health and housing. 48. Poland noted the measures taken for women victims of violence and the establishment of new courts to address violence and family law. It called on Nicaragua to introduce policies to prevent femicides. 49. Portugal welcomed the adoption of the Education Plan 2014–2021 and the investment in school infrastructure. 50. The Republic of Korea acknowledged the increase in health spending. It expressed concern about cases of arbitrary detention and the denial of legal personality for civil society organizations. 51. Romania encouraged Nicaragua to cooperate meaningfully with regional and international human rights monitoring mechanisms. 52. The Russian Federation noted steps to protect the rights of vulnerable groups and opposed the use of unilateral coercive measures against Nicaragua. 53. Saudi Arabia welcomed the adoption of the 2022–2026 Education Plan to ensure free, equitable, multicultural and high-quality education at all levels. 54. Singapore commended the efforts made by Nicaragua to implement the Family Code, to educate parents and caregivers and to implement the National Special Assistance Programme for Older Persons. 55. Slovakia expressed concern about ongoing serious human rights violations and emphasized that most recommendations from the third review cycle remained valid. 56. Slovenia expressed concern about repression and the non-cooperation of Nicaragua with United Nations human rights mechanisms. 57. Spain expressed concern about the deteriorating human rights situation, including the repression of the opposition, the media and civil society, the erosion of the rule of law, the deprivation of nationality and violations of freedom of religion. 58. Sri Lanka commended Nicaragua for its progress in developing healthcare infrastructure to increase the coverage of health services. 59. The State of Palestine welcomed the efforts made for the protection of human rights. 60. The Sudan commended the steps taken to achieve social rights in education and health and the implementation of the national poverty reduction and human development plan. 61. Switzerland made recommendations. 62. The Syrian Arab Republic commended the efforts made to achieve social development and to strengthen family rights through successful national programmes. 63. Togo commended the implementation of responsible economy policies that promoted poverty reduction. 64. Türkiye noted positively that Nicaragua ranked third in the world among the countries with the highest presence of women in the parliament and second with the presence of women in the cabinet. 65. Ukraine regretted that Nicaragua refused to cooperate with international human rights mechanisms and that it continued to employ repressive policies to silence dissent and suppress legitimate public demands. Nicaragua continued to violate international law by unlawfully operating the so-called “honorary consulate of Nicaragua” in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant General Assembly resolutions. 66. During the statement of Ukraine, Nicaragua made a point of order, asking for the appropriate use of terminology when referring to Nicaragua. 6 GE.24-23484