A/HRC/33/44 able to report to the Council only once, in September 2015, on autonomy and care (A/HRC/30/43). 8. The present report should be read and considered in conjunction with the Independent Expert’s previous reports to the Human Rights Council, especially those on her country visits to Slovenia (A/HRC/30/43/Add.1), Austria (A/HRC/30/43/Add.2) and Mauritius (A/HRC/30/43/Add.3), as well as the report on her visit from 9 to 18 May 2016 to Costa Rica (A/HRC/33/44/Add.1). Other reports also need to be taken into account, namely the report of the Independent Expert outlining her understanding of the mandate and her priorities for her first tenure (A/HRC/27/46) and her thematic report on autonomy and care and the activities undertaken during her first tenure. 9. In accordance with Council resolution 24/20, the present report will also be brought to the attention of the seventh session of the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing, which is scheduled to be held in New York from 12 to 15 December 2016. II. Activities of the Independent Expert 10. Since her previous report to the Human Rights Council in September 2015, the collection of best practices in the implementation of existing law has continued to be a focus of the Independent Expert’s activities. On 15 September 2015, during the thirtieth session of the Human Rights Council, the Independent Expert participated in a side event on best practices in the implementation of existing laws on the human rights of older persons, organized jointly by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Republic of Austria, with the support of Argentina and Slovenia, as well as the NGO Committee on Ageing, Geneva, and the International Longevity Centre Global Alliance. The event aimed to provide a better understanding of the challenges faced by States in the implementation of existing law related to the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons and to identify and share best practices and recent developments in that area. It allowed for an open dialogue with the aim of formulating concrete recommendations for an effective and integrated response at the national and global levels. 11. On 6 October 2015, further to General Assembly resolution 69/146, the Independent Expert held her first interactive dialogue with the Third Committee of the General Assembly. She particularly welcomed the opportunity for an exchange of views with delegations in New York and regrets that the valuable practice will not be continued in 2016. 12. From 10 to 12 February 2016, the Independent Expert participated in the fifth international conference of the Réseau d’études international sur l’âge, la citoyenneté et l’intégration socio-économique, entitled “Ageing and Empowerment: Between Resources and Vulnerabilities”, held in Lausanne. The conference sought to explore vulnerabilities and resources linked to ageing from the perspective that older persons can maintain or acquire agency throughout their life trajectories. The Independent Expert reiterated the need for a human rights-based approach that is centred on the inclusion of older persons in society in order to ensure autonomous and healthy ageing. 13. On 11 and 12 April 2016, the Independent Expert participated in the International Conference on Ageing, held in Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia, to discuss ways and means to effectively empower older persons. In her opening remarks, she particularly welcomed the Conference’s contribution towards shifting the focus of the discussion from stocktaking to concrete action, calling on the participants to rethink ageing and to improve implementation at the global level. The Independent Expert was very pleased that, further to the conference, 4 GE.16-11742