A/HRC/27/46 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted by the first Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolution 24/20 of 27 September 2013. In the report, the Independent Expert describes the activities undertaken from 2 June to 28 July 2014, and provides her preliminary considerations concerning the foundation and context of the mandate, as well as some considerations that will inform her work during the mandate. II. Mandate-related activities 2. Since assuming her functions on 2 June 2014, the Independent Expert has engaged in consultations with a large number of experts and civil society organizations, exchanging views about priorities and strategies for fulfilling the mandate, including HelpAge and the Centro Latinoamericano de Políticas Económicas y Sociales of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. 3. On 2 and 3 June 2014, the Independent Expert addressed the International Association of Universities of the elderly in Toulouse, France. She furthermore accepted an invitation, on 10 July 2014, to share her views and expertise on pension reform in Chile with the Presidential Commission for the Study of Social Security Reform. 4. As part of the mandate, the Independent Expert was requested to work in close coordination, while avoiding unnecessary duplication, with the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing. At the time of submission, the Independent Expert had confirmed her participation in the upcoming fifth session of the Working Group, scheduled for 30 July to 1 August 2014 in New York. The Working Group will, inter alia, discuss measures to strengthen the promotion and protection of the rights of older persons, which are currently not addressed sufficiently, in particular in the areas of care for older persons, violence and abuse against older persons, and legal and financial issues in relation to the planning for end-of-life care. The Independent Expert will moderate a panel on recent developments. The Working Group will also hold a dialogue on how to strengthen the rights of older persons through enhanced implementation of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, and discuss the post-2015 development agenda and older persons. 5. Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 24/25, the 2014 Social Forum focused on the rights of older persons, including best practices in this regard. While the Forum, which was held from 1 to 3 April 2014, was held before the appointment of the Independent Expert, the importance of the mandate and the future activities of the mandate holder permeated the deliberations. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) participated in a number of panel discussions, in particular in the discussion on the theme “the universal human rights system: new opportunities for participation”, at which it informed the participants that the Independent Expert could help to advance international standards on older persons, and would aim to (a) assess existing laws; (b) investigate the views of stakeholders; and (c) take a gender/disability perspective. 3