A/HRC/40/3 information campaign; raised awareness for the global equality standards of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons for the business community, which were launched in 2017 and supported by over 200 of the world’s largest companies; and supported the second joint dialogue between African and Inter-American regional human rights mechanisms and United Nations human rights experts on strategic approaches to addressing violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons. It also supported the work of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 7. Older persons 65. OHCHR assisted the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing and supported the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons. It organized a seminar on the obligations of States under international human rights law with regard to the protection of the family; contributed to the International Day of Older Persons; organized a consultation on promoting the human rights of older persons in business and a side event on the exclusion of older persons; and contributed to the international conference on the human rights of older persons in Vienna. 8. Children and youth 66. OHCHR contributed to the formulation of the United Nations Youth Strategy, Youth2030, organized the annual full-day meeting of the Human Rights Council on protecting the rights of the child in humanitarian situations (see A/HRC/37/33) and prepared a report on discrimination that young people face in claiming their rights (A/HRC/39/33). 9. People with albinism 67. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi and Mali, OHCHR continued to raise awareness of the regional action plan on albinism in Africa. It followed up on the work of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. In Guinea, it supported the drafting of a law on the rights of persons with albinism. 10. Caste-based discrimination 68. OHCHR published a guidance tool on descent-based discrimination entitled Key Challenges and Strategic Approaches to Combat Caste-Based and Analogous Forms of Discrimination. E. 1. Accountability Transitional justice 69. OHCHR worked to strengthen the rule of law and accountability for past and present human rights violations. It provided expertise for the establishment of transitional justice mechanisms, supported their work, undertook capacity-building for judicial actors and civil society, participated in workshops and contributed to the protection and participation of victims in a number of countries, including the Central African Republic, Colombia, El Salvador, the Gambia, Guatemala, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nepal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and Tunisia. 70. Also in the Gambia, OHCHR supported the establishment of a gender platform to ensure women’s meaningful participation in the transitional justice process. 71. OHCHR supported the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence in his work on the contribution of transitional justice to the prevention of mass atrocities, undertaken jointly with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide (A/HRC/37/65). 10

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