A/HRC/42/38/Add.1 others. Additional efforts should be made to include children with disabilities in mainstream education, by increasing the accessibility of schools and providing teachers with adequate training on supporting children with physical and intellectual disabilities in the education system. 69. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government and the legislature to accelerate the adoption of the draft bill on the rights of persons with disabilities. He also calls on the Government and the legislature to take a comprehensive approach with respect to the rights of persons with disabilities, including by investing in gathering adequate disaggregated data on the different types of disability and on the particular needs of persons with disabilities and ensuring adequate funding for the implementation of the adopted bill and other legislative provisions, in consultation with persons with disabilities, so that persons with disabilities in Cabo Verde can progress towards leading a more dignified life and do not remain among those left behind. He recommends that the executive branch broaden the dialogue with organizations of persons with disabilities, and disseminate among those organizations and the wider public the existing regulations on the employment of persons with disabilities and assess the effectiveness of those regulations. Action to provide the public with information is also needed to dispel negative stereotypes and raise awareness of the capabilities of and contributions made by persons with disabilities. 70. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to increase education on sexual and reproductive health in the education system, including age-appropriate education for adolescent girls and boys regarding sexual and reproductive health and rights, which will contribute to reducing the number of pregnancies among minors and the high number of single mothers in the country. 71. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to invest, with appropriate technical and financial assistance from the international community, in further developing vocational training opportunities, to provide young people with better chances to find jobs, and also to start addressing the high unemployment rates among young people. Vocational training in particular should enable girls to acquire professional skills in all areas, including by orienting them towards traditionally maledominated sectors of the economy. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur calls on the authorities to continue working to achieve parity in literacy between genders at all ages, ensuring in particular that older women are not left behind. 72. The Special Rapporteur recommends further developing the Access to Education programme to ensure that children whose families do not have the means to cover education costs receive support. 73. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government and the parliament to review and adopt as soon as feasible the draft parity bill in order to provide a solid legislative basis for women’s participation in both the political process and the economic and social development of the country. He also encourages the Government to consider taking temporary special measures to increase the participation of women in political and public life, particularly in elected office and decision-making positions. He recommends the adoption of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including gender-based and indirect discrimination. 74. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to continue to work on gender equality and women’s economic empowerment issues, together with civil society, to continue to include the national institute for gender equality and equity in policy discussions and the preparation of the State budget, and to ensure adequate funding for the work of the Institute. The Special Rapporteur also calls on the Government to continue to work towards allocating an adequate budget for the implementation of the law on gender-based violence and of the second national plan for fighting gender-based violence. 75. The Special Rapporteur encourages the social consultation council and the national institute for social security to increase their efforts to foster dialogue with communities and to work on expanding the contributory schemes to the informal economy sectors. He encourages the Ministry of Labour to continue strengthening the 16