Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing A/RES/72/144 2. Calls upon all States and the international community to cooperate, support and participate in the global efforts towards an age -inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 4 and to mobilize all necessary resources and support in that regard, according to national plans and strategie s, including through an integrated and multifaceted approach to improving the well being of older persons, and in this regard encourages Member States to seize this opportunity to take into account issues of relevance to older persons in their efforts to promote the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals; 3. Recognizes that the major challenges faced by older persons undermine their social, economic and cultural participation; 4. Also recognizes the challenges related to the enjoyment of all human rights that older persons face in different areas and that those challenges require in depth analysis and action to address protection gaps, and calls upon all States to promote and ensure the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedo ms for older persons, including by progressively taking measures to combat age discrimination, neglect, abuse and violence, to provide social protection, access to food and housing, health care, employment, legal capacity and access to justice and to addre ss issues related to social integration and gender inequality, bearing in mind the crucial importance of intergenerational family interdependence, solidarity and reciprocity for social development; 5. Takes note with appreciation of the work of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, and stresses the importance of close coordination between the work of the Independent Expert and the Open -ended Working Group on Ageing established by the General Assembly in paragraph 28 of its resolution 65/182, while avoiding unnecessary duplication of their respective mandates and those of other special procedures and subsidiary organs of the Human Rights Council, and relevant United Nations bodies and treaty bodies; 6. Takes note of the report of the Independent Expert issued at the thirty-sixth session of the Human Rights Council, 9 and encourages Member States to be mindful of the recommendations contained therein; 7. Invites Member States to continue to share their national experiences in developing and implementing policies and programmes aimed at strengthening the promotion and protection of the human rights of older persons, including within the framework of the Open-ended Working Group; 8. Encourages Governments to actively address, through national, regional and international efforts, issues that affect older persons and to ensure that the social integration of older persons and the promotion and protection of their rights form an integral part of development policies at all levels; 9. Invites Member States to adopt and implement non-discriminatory policies and to systematically review and amend, where appropriate, existing practices and regulations that discriminate against older persons in order to promote an enabling environment for older persons; 10. Encourages Member States to address the issue of discrimination on the basis of age in relevant national legislation and to take appropriate measures to prevent discrimination against older persons in, inter alia, employment, social protection and the provision of social, health-care and long-term care services; 11. Calls upon Member States to promote, in accordance with their national priorities, equitable and affordable access to sustainable basic physical and social __________________ 9 17-22932 A/HRC/36/48. 3/8