A/HRC/28/42 them in evaluating the implementation of the recommendations, and supporting them in claiming their rights before the Department. Europe: promoting the independence of persons with disabilities and family-type care for children 14. In 2014, the OHCHR Regional Office for Europe continued engaging with the European Union and its Member States through the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care. That coalition of international organizations and European civil society organizations is dedicated to upholding the human rights of vulnerable persons who are in care institutions, or are at risk of being placed in institutional care. In that context, OHCHR is working with other United Nations entities, especially the United Nations Children’s Fund, to contribute to important policy changes at the European Union level, such as adjustments in European Union structural and investment funds regulations. That has increased the level of compliance of European Union member States with international human rights standards, including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 15. With the financial and political support of the European Commission, national consultations on community-based care have been organized in Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia, involving a broad range of stakeholders, such as relevant ministries, national human rights institutions, European Union officials and national civil society organizations representing rights-holders. In all of those countries, institutionalization is the predominant form of care, and wide-ranging reforms will be required to bring national practice into line with States’ obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. For the reforms to be effective, the full involvement of rights-holders and civil society will be required at all stages of the process. Capacity-building of all actors — government officials, who often have limited expertise in that technical area, but also civil society representatives, who need to be empowered — is essential for the success of the reform process. In that regard, the national consultations initiated by OHCHR have been useful in ensuring the engagement of all relevant actors. Kenya: integration of human rights and gender into the national development agenda 16. Kenya Vision 2030 is the main national development framework and is aimed at transforming Kenya into a newly industrialized middle-income country that provides a high quality of life for all its citizens by 2030. It also sets out to create a cohesive, equitable and just society based on democratic principles and grounded in the country’s rich and diverse cultures. Kenya Vision 2030 is to be implemented through successive five-year mediumterm plans, which define sector-specific priorities, key policy actions and reform programmes for government agents at different levels. 17. In 2012, the Government of Kenya invited the United Nations to provide inputs for the preparation of the second medium-term plan. The United Nations participated in several of the sector-specific working groups set up to support the development of the plan. OHCHR, through the Human Rights Adviser to the United Nations country team, took the lead in providing human rights guidance on the process, notably with regard to governance, the rule of law, security, the situation of vulnerable groups, gender and youth. 18. An important element of the preparation of the second medium-term plan consisted of developing the capacity of key stakeholders to engage effectively in the planning process. OHCHR supported that effort by training government representatives and United Nations staff members on human rights-based approaches. In addition, it trained focal points from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights who were designated to each sector-specific working group. With OHCHR assistance, a set of human rights-based 6