A/HRC/43/3 also worked to harmonize criminal codes with international norms and standards, for example in the Gambia. 65. In Central and South America, OHCHR rolled out workshops for the judiciary on gender stereotyping in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Costa Rica and Paraguay. In Tanzania, OHCHR conducted a dialogue, with national partners, on sexual and reproductive health rights and the role of the judiciary in eliminating gender stereotyping. 66. In El Salvador, OHCHR technical work and advocacy facilitated the release of women condemned to long sentences for homicide after suffering obstetric emergencies. 67. In July, OHCHR organized an expert meeting to discuss progress, gaps and challenges in the application of human rights norms, standards and principles to the prevention and elimination of female genital mutilation in various contexts, including in migration and displacement contexts. 68. In November, the High Commissioner participated in the Nairobi Summit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. In partnership with the United Nations Population Fund, OHCHR organized a session on delivering on the Programme of Action’s agenda for the most marginalized communities. 69. OHCHR also developed a research paper on the human rights impact of restrictions on wearing religious attire in public spaces in some European countries. 21 5. Persons with disabilities 70. OHCHR supported the implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy, a transformative strategy to mainstream disability throughout the work of the United Nations, which was launched in June. In addition, it helped develop the guidelines of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action, which were launched in November. 71. OHCHR also continued to promote the rights of persons with disabilities in various countries, including in Guatemala, where it carried out capacity-building to empower persons with disabilities to promote their right to work, and in North Macedonia, where it helped to build a national monitoring mechanism for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 6. Sexual orientation and gender identity 72. OHCHR continued to raise awareness about and advocate for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex persons, including through leading the United Nations Free and Equal public information campaign. It supported such efforts in Albania, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the Gambia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mongolia, Peru, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Ukraine, Uruguay and Viet Nam. OHCHR presented a legal brief to the Constitutional Chambers of the Supreme Court of Honduras concerning a case on the recognition of same-sex marriage. It also supported regional efforts to share best practices, for example by organizing a Caribbean joint consultation on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in October 2019. 7. Older persons 73. In November, OHCHR helped convene an African regional high-level conference in Abuja on the human rights situation of older persons in Africa. 8. Children and youth 74. 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, which OHCHR and the United Nations Children’s Fund celebrated jointly throughout the year, culminating in a commemorative conference in November 2019 in Geneva, which examined key issues affecting the well-being, future and rights of children. 21 See www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WRGS/VeilinEuropereport.pdf. 11