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Expresses its readiness to review arms embargo measures, through inter alia modification, suspension, or progressive lifting of these measures, in the light of progress achieved on the following key benchmarks: (a) the completion, by the RTGNU, of Stages 1, 2, and 3 of the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) process contained in the Revitalised Agreement; (b) the formation, by the RTGNU, of a unified command structure for the Necessary Unified Forces (NUF), the training, graduation, and redeployment of the NUF, and allocation by the RTGNU of adequate resources for the planning and implementation of the redeployment of the NUF; (c) progress, by the RTGNU, on the establishment and implementation of the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process, and in particular the development and implementation of a plan for the collection and disposal of long and medium range heavy weapons, and the development of a time-bound plan for the complete and verifiable demilitarization of all civilian areas; S/2021/515 4/6 21-07039 (d) progress by the South Sudanese defense and security forces on properly managing their existing arms and ammunition stockpiles, including by establishing the necessary planning documents, protocols, and training for the recording, storage, distribution and management of the weapons and ammunition; (e) the implementation of the Joint Action Plan for the Armed Forces on addressing conflict-related sexual violence, with an emphasis on the training, sensitization, accountability, and oversight of the defense and security forces; 3. (...) Decides to authorize all Member States to, and that all Member States shall, upon discovery of items the supply, sale, or transfer of which is prohibited by paragraph 4 of resolution 2428 (2018), seize and dispose (such as through destruction, rendering inoperable, storage or transferring to a State other than the originating or destination States for disposal) of such items, and decides further that all Member States shall cooperate in such efforts; 10.

In alleged violation of the EU process requiring notifications to national and to importing country’s environmental authorities (Council Regulation 259/93/EEC), which prohibits the export of ships for scrap not properly emptied of any hazardous cargo, the Dunkirk port authorities did not notify the competent environmental authorities in Turkey, despite their knowledge that the ship contained asbestos. (...) The Special Rapporteur, who visited the Aliaga facilities during her mission and was briefed about the new equipment installed to safely dispose of asbestos, is not convinced that the existing facilities are fully able to safely deal with asbestos in the ship dismantling process. (...) Incineration is the primary source of emission of persistent organic pollutants (POPs); while incineration may reduce the actual volume of waste, it does not dispose of the toxic substances contained in the waste.

In Africa, collected and properly recycled e-waste (not just lighting products) was at 4% in Southern Africa, 1.3% in Eastern Africa and close to 0% in other regions5. The small size and weight of bulbs makes them easy for consumers to mistakenly dispose of in general waste, and consumers may not be aware that they require special disposal. (...) In the United States, recycling rates have been reported at 29% for industry recycled fluorescent lamps and CFLs, and at only 2% for consumers.14 In Africa, collected and properly recycled e-waste (not just lighting products) was at 4% in Southern Africa, 1.3% in Eastern Africa and close to 0% in other regions.15 Recycling facilities for fluorescent lighting are not widely available.

The Special Rapporteur also wishes to stress the importance of ensuring that courts are adequately resourced so that they are able to function properly and uphold the principles of independence, impartiality, integrity, propriety, equality, competence and diligence. (...) In this regard, she recalls that the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary15 recognize that it is the duty of each Member State to provide adequate resources to enable the judiciary to properly perform its functions, including adequate workspace. (...) The Special Rapporteur recalls the importance of the role of the SCM, which should carry out its functions properly and independently, avoiding politicization or excessive solidarity with its fellow judges, as it should act as a disciplinary body and take measures to improve the administration of justice and promote the independence of the judiciary.

The disappeared is de facto deprived of his or her domicile and his/her properties become frozen in a legal limbo since no one, not even the next of kin, may dispose of that patrimony until the disappeared appears alive or is declared dead, that is a “non-person” (A/HRC/19/58/Rev.1, para. 2). (...) Steps to ensure that officials do not abuse their power and ignore the victim’s right to have the complaint investigated include: procedures of investigation that articulate every step that must be taken; A/HRC/30/38/Add.5 14/19 GE.15-11622 time limits for the investigations and for each step of the process; criminal prosecution for officials who obstruct justice or fail to follow the procedures of investigation; the possibility of civil suits against officials who obstruct justice or fail to follow procedures; and the dismissal of authorities who abuse their power and fail to properly investigate claims and share information with family members of the disappeared.33 If a State does not have the institutions or resources to properly monitor investigations, these institutions should be created. (...) Similarly, when a disappearance occurs as retaliation for the promotion or exercise of economic, social or cultural rights, this should be properly and impartially investigated. Highlighting those connections through criminal investigations is essential to break patterns of impunity and prevent similar events. 55.

In view of the lack of capacity to dispose of solid PCBs in the country, Poland did not manage to eliminate all PCB-containing equipment by the end of 2010. __________ 18 National waste management plan 2014, cit. 19 Ibid. (...) Incineration is the method most commonly used in Poland to dispose of hazardous medical waste, and non-burn technologies such as autoclaving are increasingly being used for the treatment of infectious waste prior to their final disposal.

As far as the governance of RAI is concerned, we believe that the privatisation of the corporation, enabling directors appointed by the private shareholders to serve on the Board, and the new procedures for electing Directors to ensure that the opposition parties are properly represented, with an impartial chairman elected with a two-thirds majority vote in favour on Parliamentary Oversight Commission, has certainly helped to gradually distance RAI from politics, which is a long-standing phenomenon and something that is certainly not encouraged by the present government. (...) Until 31 December 2005, RAI may not dispose of any divisions of the company. Chapter V FINAL TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS AND PROVISIONS REPEALS Article 22.

In order to prevent the recurrence of enforced disappearances, it is essential to properly educate current and future generations, and to provide society in general, and civil servants in particular, with adequate human rights training. (...) The Working Group also received reports of the existence of a number of unopened mass graves, including five mass graves containing 2,600 bodies discovered in Shakhrinau near Dushanbe in 1998.3 Very little information is available on those graves and there are no indications that they have been properly investigated or preserved or that any exhumations have been carried out. __________ 3 See www.icmp.int/the-missing/where-are-the-missing/tajikistan/. (...) The Working Group wishes to highlight the families’ right to have the remains of the executed persons returned to them and to dispose of those remains according to their own tradition, religion or culture.

According to the Public Health Act, local governments have the power and duty to collect and dispose of sewage in their respective areas. The Act further provides for local authorities to issue a licence to private entities for the disposal of sewage. (...) The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights specified that, with regard to the right to healthy natural and workplace environments, “‘[t]he improvement of all aspects of environmental and industrial hygiene’ (art. 12.2 (b)) comprises, inter alia … the requirement to ensure an adequate supply of safe and potable water and basic sanitation … [and it embraces] safe and hygienic working conditions”.8 Furthermore International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 120 (1964) concerning Hygiene in Commerce and Offices provides that “[s]ufficient and suitable washing facilities and sanitary conveniences shall be provided and properly maintained”. 2. Indigenous peoples 27. (...) Furthermore, in other areas of the country, licensed vacuum trucks are supposed to collect the sludge or septage contained in septic tanks and dispose of it at designated places for adequate treatment.