A/HRC/48/9 9. The National Plan on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Persons, adopted in 2020, constituted a significant advance in the fight against trafficking in persons. Since 2018, more resources had been allocated to the national fund for prevention and for the provision of care for victims. 10. In order to reduce poverty, Paraguay was implementing the National Poverty Reduction Plan “Jajapo Paraguay” and the approach set out in the Social Protection System “Vamos!” The Integrated Strategy for Employment Formalization was in place to guarantee fair and favourable working conditions. In 2019, the Domestic Labour Act had been amended to bring the wages for domestic labour into line with the minimum wage. 11. Regarding maternal and infant mortality, the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs referred to the Family Planning Programme, the Plan for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Mortality and the National Sexual and Reproductive Health Plan 2019–2023. The National Education Plan 2024 was aimed at achieving improvements in access to and the quality of education. 12. The Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs highlighted the fourth National Equality Plan and the adoption of Act No. 5777/16 on the Comprehensive Protection of Women from All Forms of Violence. The National Policy on Children and Adolescents guided action by strengthening the National System for the Comprehensive Protection and Advancement of Children and Adolescents. 13. Paraguay had adopted the Indigenous Peoples National Plan and a protocol for consultation and free, prior and informed consent had been adopted in 2018. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 14. During the interactive dialogue, 79 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue are to be found in section II of the present report. 15. Azerbaijan noted that Paraguay had strengthened its institutional framework for the promotion and protection of human rights, including through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Goals commission and the improvement of the judicial system. 16. The Bahamas commended the progress made by Paraguay in strengthening its legal framework to preserve the environment, through the ratification of the Paris Agreement, and to protect human life, through the adoption of the Comprehensive Act on Combating Trafficking in Persons. 17. Belarus noted that human rights mechanisms continued to point to a wide range of human rights concerns in Paraguay, including reports of torture, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, and excessive pretrial detention. 18. Belgium welcomed the adoption by Paraguay of a national action plan for the protection of children from all forms of violence, but expressed concern about the increase in sexual violence against adolescent girls and the prevalence of child labour. 19. The Plurinational State of Bolivia congratulated Paraguay for the progress made regarding the national plan of consultation with indigenous peoples. It suggested that Paraguay end the wage gap between men and women, improve efforts to address the problem of overcrowding in prisons, reinforce mechanisms aimed at preventing violence against women and continue its efforts to support access by indigenous peoples to education. 20. Botswana noted with appreciation the harmonization of the National Human Rights Plan and the National Development Plan with the Sustainable Development Goals and commended Paraguay for the enactment of laws and policies aimed at protecting the environment. 21. Brazil commended progress made on access to justice for vulnerable groups, gender equality in the judicial, labour and political areas and policies to prevent trafficking in persons and combat corruption. It suggested that Paraguay increase the budget for the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples. 3