A/HRC/RES/33/5 Acknowledging also the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1 and stressing the need to ensure that no one is left behind, including older persons, Recognizing the essential contribution that older men and women can make to the functioning of societies and to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda, Noting with appreciation the developments at the regional level in the protection and promotion of the human rights of older persons, such as the Inter-American Convention on the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa, as adopted by their State parties, Noting that, between 2015 and 2030, the number of persons aged 60 years or over is projected to grow by 56 per cent, from 901 million to 1.4 billion, and that this increase will be the greatest and the most rapid in the developing world, and recognizing that greater attention is needed to the specific challenges affecting older persons, including in the field of human rights, Concerned at the multiple forms of discrimination that may affect older persons and at the high incidence of poverty and isolation among this particularly vulnerable group, especially older women, persons with disabilities, persons of African descent, individuals belonging to indigenous peoples, persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, rural persons, persons living on the streets, migrants and refugees, among other groups, 1. Recognizes that older persons face a number of particular challenges in the enjoyment of their human rights that need to be addressed urgently, including in the areas of prevention of and protection against violence and abuse, social protection, food and housing, right to work, equality and non-discrimination, access to justice, education, training, health support, long-term and palliative care, lifelong learning, participation and accessibility; 2. Emphasizes the need for a comprehensive, all-encompassing approach to the care of older persons, which should be sustainable and based on human rights, and the need for coordination among sectors, policies, institutions, regional and local governments throughout the continuum of care, from prevention, promotion, rehabilitation to long-term and palliative care, including social care and other community services; 3. Recalls the need to combat the various forms of violence against older persons, a widespread phenomenon that includes discrimination in the public sphere, linguistic and employment discrimination, lack of access, isolation, neglect, financial exploitation, physical and psychological violence and the withholding of basic needs, and physical attacks; 4. Reiterates that poverty and lack of income security constitute major concerns for many older persons, and that information and advisory services on social security payments, pensions and retirement planning contribute to preventing old-age poverty and reducing the risk-of-poverty rate, vulnerability and social exclusion; 5. Emphasizes that consultation with older persons is essential in the formulation and adoption of legislation and policies relating to their specific needs and concerns; 6. Decides to extend the mandate of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons for a period of three years: 1 2 General Assembly resolution 70/1.