A/HRC/28/58 (h) To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the mandate and to address multiple, intersecting and aggravated forms of discrimination faced by persons with disabilities. 13. In addition, in resolution 26/20, the Human Rights Council requested the Special Rapporteur to report annually to the Human Rights Council, starting from its twenty-eighth session, and to the General Assembly, in accessible formats and according to their respective programmes of work, and the Secretary-General to bring the reports of the Special Rapporteur to the attention of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Conference of States Parties and the Commission for Social Development for their information and to avoid unnecessary duplication. 14. The Special Rapporteur commends the establishment of the mandate and the many opportunities for change that it brings. As a new mandate within the Human Rights Council and a particularly broad one, it embraces the many ongoing processes at the national, regional and international levels relating to the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities, and covers fields of work in which a stronger and systematic disability perspective is needed. The Special Rapporteur also foresees a considerable workload that may bring about challenges in the implementation phase. The magnitude of the efforts that are needed to engage fruitfully in each of the processes and activities presents particular challenges in terms of human and financial capacity. While careful prioritization will be a key factor in identifying the areas where the Special Rapporteur can contribute with a clear added value, the mandate holder is hopeful that, in a spirit of collaboration and in order to secure the effective implementation of her mandate, she would benefit from the support of States, partners and other stakeholders, which would thus reaffirm their commitment to the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities. B. Framework for the implementation of the mandate 1. The Convention as the guiding standard 15. In the preamble of Human Rights Council resolution 26/20, in which the Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, the Council also recalled the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. In that spirit, the Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the entire United Nations regulatory framework applies to persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others. Many positive developments have already taken place in which the United Nations system has advanced in the direction of including the rights of persons with disabilities in non-disability specific arenas, such as in the current negotiations of the post2015 development framework,12 in the work of human rights treaty bodies beyond the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and various areas of thematic work of the Council, as well as in intergovernmental processes, including the upcoming third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Much more, however, is needed to achieve the full inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in all endeavours of the United Nations and the broader global community. This will be highlighted by the Special Rapporteur as a need to further promote a cross-cutting approach throughout her mandate. 16. As the jointly agreed and highest international standard on the rights of persons with disabilities, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities should guide all actions related to the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities, including the 12 For further information on the post-2015 process and the work of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, see https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org. 7