A/HRC/22/17 international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context and the Special Rapporteur on the right to food have focused their reports on gender issues.2 19. OHCHR contributed to the preparation of the United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women endorsed by the Chief Executives Board in April 2012 by developing indicators and relevant reporting framework. The Office adopted a gender equality strategic plan as the implementation framework of its gender equality policy. 4. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity 20. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity continues to affect millions of people in all regions. OHCHR issued a study documenting abuses and proposing recommendations.3 The Human Rights Council devoted a panel discussion to the issue at its nineteenth session. Continued dialogue and reporting are needed to overcome divisions of opinion among States and to mobilize support for measures, including the repeal of discriminatory laws, the prohibition of discriminatory practices and action to counter violence. OHCHR also published Born Free and Equal: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law, identifying States’ obligations in this field. 5. Discrimination on the basis of disability 21. The United Nations Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, of which OHCHR is a member, marks an advance in combating disability discrimination. The Partnership funded its first eight projects aimed at strengthening national capacity for implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted its first views on an individual communication, finding a violation of the right to health for failure to grant building permission for a rehabilitation-related pool.4 OHCHR submitted a report on violence against women and girls with disabilities to the Human Rights Council at its twentieth session.5 6. Discrimination on other grounds 22. OHCHR continued its efforts to advocate for stronger protection of the rights of older persons. Efforts focused on supporting the Open-Ended Working Group on the Human Rights of Older Persons. OHCHR participated in the expert panel of the Working Group, submitting analytical papers and organizing, in collaboration with the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, an expert group meeting in support of the process. In my report to the Economic and Social Council, I advocated for stronger protection of the rights of older persons.6 23. Despite decades of struggle to combat discrimination on the basis of HIV status, discrimination unfortunately persists. he Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health sent a 2 3 4 5 6 6 A/67/304, A/HRC/19/53, A/HRC/22/50. A/HRC/19/41. CRPD/C/7/D/3/2011. A/HRC/20/5. E/2012/51.