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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE ENJOYMENT OF A SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT, JOHN H. KNOX : ADDENDUM

VISIT TO NORWAY : REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE ENJOYMENT OF A SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

Special attention was paid to the Dakota Access Pipeline and its impact on indigenous peoples, including the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other tribes indirectly affected by the pipeline. 3. (...) The Special Rapporteur found that the situation faced by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe was shared by many indigenous communities in the United States, as tribal communities nationwide wrestle with the realities of living in ground zero of energy impact. (...) A portion of the pipeline route passes approximately 100 feet beneath the bottom of Lake Oahe, which is a major source of drinking water for residents of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. They claim that they and other affected tribes were not properly consulted about the environmental impacts of a potential spill. 53.

Statistics on current mandate holders (as of 31 December 2015) ................................................. 19 III. Overview of standing invitations .................................................................................................. 20 IV.

XX), as well as the right of every person to a healthy environment (art. XXI). With regard to the right to a healthy environment, the Constitution states that any person who causes damage to the environment is required to restore it or to bear all costs of restoration incurred as defined by law, and that the importation of pollutant waste to Hungary for the purpose of disposal is prohibited (art. (...) The Commissioner found a violation of the right to a healthy environment and to health and called for air tests and disclosure of the testing data. (...) The Ajka incident also had an impact on the right of people to a healthy environment, a right recognized by the Constitution.

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE ENJOYMENT OF A SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT ON HIS MISSION TO URUGUAY

Country visits conducted in 2014 ..................................................................................................... 24 III. Standing invitations .......................................................................................................................... 29 IV.

As an active member of the Human Rights Council, Italy issued a standing invitation to all special procedures in 2001 and, since then, it has facilitated several visits of special rapporteurs. (...) These settlements occupy large portions of land, frequently remain standing for months (if not years) and continue to exist long after the harvest season is over. (...) Italy should avoid intensifying conventional farming or considering the possibility of genetically modified crops.30 There is a need for a major shift from industrial agriculture to transformative systems such as agroecology that support the local food movement, protect smallholders, respect human rights, food democracy and cultural traditions, and at the same time maintain environmental sustainability and facilitate a healthy diet (A/70/287, para. 87). 65. When Xylella fastidiosa affected olive trees in the region of Apulia, farmers and researchers in the region claimed, unlike the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies, pesticides had been employed in the south to deal with the disease.

Ces manifestations sont énumérées ci-dessous : • Achieving Healthy Diets from Sustainable Blue Food Systems in Small Island Developing States17 (Des régimes alimentaires sains fondés sur des systèmes alimentaires bleus durables dans les petits États insulaires en développement), tenue le 2 novembre au pavillon de la Santé de l’OMS. (...) Part 1 ‒ Balancing nature restoration, biodiversity conservation and healthy diets for all (Alimentation, climat et nature : le rôle de ce que nous mangerons dans un avenir plus chaud de 1,5 °C. (...) Le FIDA a organisé par ailleurs une manifestation spéciale intitulée : FOODtalk on healthy planet and well-nourished people (Parlons alimentation : une planète en bonne santé et des populations bien nourries).

E/CN.6/2015/NGO/135 14-65512 2/5 Déclaration Healthy & Smart : Le programme Healthy & Smart a été conçu pour accompagner la formation d’enseignant à étudiant, de parent à enfant, entre pairs et dans une communauté, dans des environnements formels ou informels. (...) Raison d’être du programme Healthy & Smart David Kenneth Waldman a eu l’idée, mise en œuvre par To Love Children qui a créé le programme Healthy & Smart en réponse à l’aggravation de l’épidémie de VIH/sida, en particulier chez les jeunes femmes. (...) Healthy & Smart complète les normes et politiques locales, étatiques et nationales relatives au VIH/sida.