A/HRC/19/2 14. Welcomes and encourages regional initiatives to promote the further realization of economic, social and cultural rights; 15. Recognizes and encourages the important contributions of national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations to the question of the realization and enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights; 16. Expresses its appreciation for the activities carried out by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the promotion of economic, social and cultural rights, mainly through technical cooperation, the work of its field offices, its relevant reports to United Nations bodies, the development of in-house expertise and its publications and studies on related issues; 17. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner: (a) To continue to provide or facilitate practical support aimed at building capacities for the full realization of economic, social and cultural rights; (b) To continue its cooperation with other United Nations agencies as part of the integration of economic, social and cultural rights within the United Nations system; (c) To strengthen its research and analytical capacities in the field of economic, social and cultural rights, and to share its expertise through, inter alia, the holding of expert meetings; (d) Rights; To strengthen support for the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural (e) To continue its activities on the promotion and awareness-raising of economic, social and cultural rights, including by supporting regional initiatives relating to the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; 18. Takes note with interest of the report of the High Commissioner on the question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights12 and its recommendations, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 14/13 of 18 June 2010; 19. Decides to focus on the issue of economic, social and cultural rights of women and the empowerment of women in this regard, including in the context of the achievement of Millennium Development Goals, in consultation with States, relevant special procedures and United Nations bodies and agencies and other stakeholders, in its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective, to be held at the twenty-first session of the Human Rights Council, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare and disseminate a report on the proceedings; 20. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Human Rights Council, at its twenty-second session, a report on the implementation of the present resolution, with a special focus on economic, social and cultural rights of women and the empowerment of women in this regard, including in the context of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; 12 18 A/HRC/17/24 and Corr.1. GE.13-14768