A/HRC/43/7 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-fourth session from 4 to 15 November 2019. The review of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was held at the 4th meeting, on 5 November 2019. The delegation of the Plurinational State of Bolivia was headed by the Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency, Héctor Enrique Arce Zaconeta. At its 10th meeting, held on 8 November 2019, the Working Group adopted the report on the Plurinational State of Bolivia. 2. On 15 January 2019, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of the Plurinational State of Bolivia: Argentina, Democratic Republic of Congo and Italy. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of the Plurinational State of Bolivia: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/BOL/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/BOL/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/34/BOL/3). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Canada, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends on national mechanisms for implementation, reporting and follow-up, Slovenia, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Uruguay was transmitted to the Plurinational State of Bolivia through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation was honoured to present an outline of the progress of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the field of human rights. The national report had been the result of a participatory process, which had included civil society. 6. The principle of “live well”, established in the Constitution, had acted as guidance for designing and implementing social policies in the country. The State had made such a principle operational through the Patriotic Agenda 2025, otherwise known as the General Plan for Economic and Social Development, with the objective of building a more inclusive society, free from discrimination, racism, hate and division. 7. During the previous 13 years, the productive community economic and social model had prioritized the needs of the population, including historically marginalized groups, through public investment and the equitable distribution of wealth. Since 2008, the country had enjoyed economic stability, low levels of inflation and the highest level of sustained economic growth in the region. 8. Between 2006 and 2018, the extreme poverty rate had fallen from 37.7 to 15.2 per cent, lifting more than 2.2 million people out of poverty, in a population of approximately 10 million. During the same period, the Gini coefficient had registered a significant decrease, from 0.60 in 2005 to 0.42 in 2018, the largest reduction in South America. 9. Those achievements had been the result of implementing public policies specifically targeted at improving the living conditions of all Bolivians. As part of the implementation 2