A/HRC/RES/41/15 older persons, persons with disabilities and severely traumatized individuals affected by internal displacement, and their particular assistance, protection and development needs; (e) To continue to pay attention to the role of the international community in assisting affected States, upon request, in meeting the protection and assistance needs of internally displaced persons, including in implementing national strategies, and to incorporate in his or her advocacy activities an emphasis on the mobilization of adequate resources in response to the needs of affected countries and, in particular, to continue cooperation with development donors and other providers of development assistance, including United Nations agencies and other relevant actors, such as the World Bank, to further strengthen international assistance efforts in support of prevention, protection and durable solutions; (f) In the context of the ongoing reform of the United Nations development system, to strengthen further the cooperation established between the Special Rapporteur and the United Nations, including with United Nations Resident Coordinators, in the framework of the Peacebuilding Commission and with other international and regional organizations, in particular his or her participation in the work of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and its subsidiary bodies, as well as the Joint Steering Committee to Advance Humanitarian and Development Cooperation; (g) To continue to use and promote in his or her activities the Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee and related tools developed under the leadership of the Special Rapporteur to support Governments and humanitarian and development partners to implement the Framework through comprehensive analysis, prioritization and action; 19. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by regional organizations, such as the African Union, the Organization of American States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe, and subregional organizations to address the protection, assistance and development needs of internally displaced persons and to find durable solutions for them, and encourages such organizations to strengthen their activities and their cooperation with the Special Rapporteur; 20. Strongly welcomes the adoption, entry into force and ongoing process of ratification of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, which marks a significant step towards strengthening the national and regional normative framework for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons in Africa, encourages other regional mechanisms to consider the development of similar regional normative frameworks for the protection of internally displaced persons, and welcomes the decision by the African Union to declare 2019 the year of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in order to raise awareness and promote durable solutions for these vulnerable groups, including through national laws and policies; 21. Strongly encourages all Governments, in particular Governments of countries with situations of internal displacement, to facilitate the activities of the United Nations and other relevant actors addressing the protection, assistance and development needs of internally displaced persons and to respond favourably and expeditiously to requests by the Special Rapporteur for visits and information, stresses the need for unimpeded access by the Special Rapporteur in accordance with the mandate, and urges Governments and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system, also at the country level, to follow up effectively, where appropriate, on the recommendations of the mandate holder and to make available information on measures taken in that regard; 22. Urges Governments, members of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinators and country teams to ensure the provision of relevant, reliable, timely, disaggregated and interoperable data on situations of internal displacement, including on the characteristics of internally displaced persons and host communities, in order to improve policies, programming and preventative measures on and inform an effective and rights-based response to internal displacement, and to support the achievement of durable solutions, and in this regard to engage with the work of the Expert Group on Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Statistics of the Statistical Commission, 6