A/HRC/RES/24/20 existing law related to the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons and gaps in the implementation of existing law; (b) To take into account the views of stakeholders, including States, relevant regional human rights mechanisms, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and academic institutions; (c) To raise awareness of the challenges faced in the realization of all human rights by older persons, and to ensure that older persons receive information about those rights; (d) To work in cooperation with States in order to foster the implementation of measures that contribute to the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons; (e) To integrate a gender and disability perspective into his/her work, and to pay particular attention to older women, persons with disabilities, persons of African descent, individuals belonging to indigenous peoples, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, rural persons, persons living on the streets, and refugees, among other groups; (f) To assess the human rights implications of the implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing; (g) To work in close coordination, while avoiding unnecessary duplication, with the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Human Rights Council, relevant United Nations bodies and the treaty bodies; 6. Requests the Independent Expert to report annually to the Human Rights Council and to present his/her first report at its twenty-seventh session, with a view to presenting a comprehensive report at its thirty-third session; 7. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the above-mentioned comprehensive report of the Independent Expert is brought to the attention of the Openended Working Group on Ageing, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of General Assembly resolution 67/139 of 20 December 2012; 8. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with the Independent Expert, and invites them to provide him/her with all the necessary information related to the mandate; 9. Decides to continue consideration of the question of human rights of older persons at its twenty-seventh session. 35th meeting 27 September 2013 [Adopted without a vote.] 3