34 | Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic submitted to him by the Technical Mission on the situation in the border area of Republic Dominican and Haiti. 34 2. 40. 41. 42. Positive actions Throughout the visit and subsequently to it, the IACHR has been able to observe various progress in the development of democratic institutions and the protection of human rights in the Dominican Republic. In particular, the Commission appreciates and welcomes as a very positive development the direct incorporation into domestic law at constitutional level of international human rights law and all international commitments undertaken by the State in this area, through Constitutional reform of 2010. The IACHR also emphasizes the solidarity of the Dominican people. Given the devastation and death that were generated by the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, the Government and the Dominican people responded in solidarity and fraternal way to provide assistance in various forms to people affected by the quake. Also, Haitians who have migrated to the Dominican Republic have contributed and contribute significantly to the economic and social development of the country. The Inter-American Commission highlights the importance of public policies of general application, which have been implemented by the Dominican government to fight poverty and famine. According to figures estimated by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, between September 2012 and September 2014 it achieved a reduction of poverty from 6.7%, which would put the overall poverty in the 35.5% 35 . In turn, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) highlighted the actions taken by the State to halve the proportion of hungry people in recent years 36. 43. The Commission also recognizes the actions carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX), in consultation with various social sectors and civil society in the development of a National Human Rights Plan of the Dominican Republic (2015 2020). According to information provided by MIREX, the Plan is based on ten thematic areas, namely: 1) women's rights, 2) rights of children and adolescents, 3) rights of older adults, 4) rights of disabled persons 5) civil and political rights, 6) rights of migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and their families, 7) economic, social and cultural rights, 8) labor rights, 9) trafficking in persons, and 10) discrimination. The Commission welcomes the government's initiative to develop the plan, and urges the State to ensure that guidelines adopted in the same are consistent with international human rights standards and the obligations voluntarily undertaken by 34 For more information about the report see: OAS, Report of the technical mission to assess the situation in the border area of Dominican Republic and Haiti. July 29, 2015. Dominican Republic, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, Upgrading official estimates of monetary poverty in the Dominican Republic. 2015, p. 2. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 8 June 2015. FAO awards the Dominican Republic for progress in the fight against hunger. 35 36 Organization of American States | OAS