A/HRC/30/6 areas of education, employment and health services, and other issues necessary in upholding their human rights. 22. In order to improve safety and health standards in the mining industry, the delegation reported that the Government had drafted and submitted to Parliament amendments to the Law on Labour Safety and Health. Moreover, a subcommittee was established to address safety and health issues in the geology, mining and petroleum sectors, in addition to developing comprehensive regulations on the safety in open-pit, underground mining, concentrator and explosive activities. 23. The delegation of Mongolia acknowledged that there had been cases of illegal and unsafe use of mercury in mining, but various measures, such as the inspection for illegal use of chemicals, had been carried out nationwide. In 2014, a national standard on “Mercury poisoning diagnosis and treatment” was introduced. However, Mongolia explained that there was still a need to bring medical services closer to the sites of small and artisanal mining. 24. The delegation highlighted the importance of achieving a balance between the development of the agriculture and mining sectors. Due to the high priority of the issue of compensation by the Government, an intersectoral working group was established to develop a proposal on improving a system of compensation and protecting the right of herders who were at risk of losing their pasture land or winter quarters due to exploration and mining activities. However, the Government was limited with regard to intervening directly, such as in the assessment of the monetary value of the privately owned winter quarters. 25. An issue of increasing concern, in conjunction with the development of the mining industry, was water supply. The delegation noted numerous measures taken regarding the efficient use of water resources, protection and conservation of the supply of drinking water for local communities, water safety and security. In addition, a specific law was enacted prohibiting mining activities within certain boundaries, and 650 water springs were taken under protection as per the National Programme on Water in 2010. 26. A critical issue for the city of Ulaanbaatar was air pollution, as 40 per cent of the population resided there. The Clean Air Fund made an investment of 88.82 billion togrogs (US$ 45 million) to reduce air pollution. 27. The Constitution, as well as the Land Law, prohibited the forced removal of citizens from their privately owned land and then expropriating the land. The ger-district redevelopment project had been implemented in 24 locations since 2013, and included the participation and engagement of all relevant stakeholders during redevelopment and land acquisition. Moreover, project companies could only acquire land following a tripartite contract between the landowner, project companies and the Mayor of the City. 28. The Constitution established that international treaties ratified or acceded to by Mongolia would have a force equal to domestic laws. Of 425 laws currently in effect, 159 contained general provisions placing legal prevalence to international treaties above domestic law when there was a disparity amongst the two. In order to address the issue of compatibility between national legislation and international treaties, a draft Law on International Treaties was currently being developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. B. Interactive dialogue and responses by the State under review 29. During the interactive dialogue, 64 delegations made statements. Recommendations made during the dialogue can be found in section II of the present report. 6