A/HRC/43/7 50. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela commended the efforts of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to promote indigenous languages in schools and better access to health services, particularly for women. 51. Viet Nam appreciated the efforts made by the Plurinational State of Bolivia to promote the rights of women, children and persons with disabilities, as well as its achievements in reducing extreme poverty. 52. Algeria commended the adoption by the Plurinational State of Bolivia of the Family and Family Procedure Code, the ratification of treaties on the abolition of the death penalty and on international child abduction, and the reduction in extreme poverty. 53. Angola welcomed the adoption by the Plurinational State of Bolivia of the Family and Family Procedure Code and the establishment of the unified health system. 54. Argentina congratulated the Plurinational State of Bolivia on the ratification of the Inter-American Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons and the Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty. Argentina also celebrated the Government’s support for the Safe Schools Declaration and Guidelines. 55. Australia welcomed the establishment of the Truth Commission to investigate the human rights violations committed between 1964 and 1982, and the repeal of a law that allowed child labour. 56. Austria commended the establishment of the Truth Commission and the protection of women’s rights. It remained concerned at gender-based violence and expected that the irregularities in the electoral process would be resolved. 57. Azerbaijan noted the improvement of basic services in the Plurinational State of Bolivia due to increased public investment, leading to a significant reduction in poverty. 58. The Bahamas congratulated the Plurinational State of Bolivia on its measures to reduce poverty, unemployment and income inequalities; increase public expenditure on health and education; improve justice; and combat corruption and violence against women. 59. Bangladesh appreciated the productive community economic and social model of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and acknowledged the efforts made in ensuring access to improved water sources and reducing the unemployment rate. 60. Belarus noted the Government’s efforts to fight against corruption, racism and discrimination, the improvements in the justice system, the reduction in poverty and the increase in social expenditure. 61. The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia highlighted the legislative, and other, measures adopted to enhance the protection of women’s rights in the country, including the establishment of the Special Office for Combating Violence against Women and the Plurinational Service for Women and for Dismantling the Patriarchy. 62. The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia noted that the Government had developed the Plurinational Human Rights Policy 2015–2020, which included follow-up to the recommendations issued by the human rights treaty bodies. That policy had led to the promulgation of the Gender Identity Act, which had established the procedure for changing the name, sex and image of transgender persons in official documents. Several initiatives had also been implemented to protect the rights of young persons and persons with disabilities. 63. Belgium acknowledged the progress made by the Plurinational State of Bolivia since the previous cycle of the universal periodic review. 64. Bhutan commended the Plurinational State of Bolivia on the reduction of extreme poverty and noted the increased investment in the health sector and the enhanced access to health care. 65. Botswana noted the Patriotic Agenda 2025 with its human rights indicators, as well as the adoption of the National Plan to Combat Corruption 2017–2022. 6