UNITED NATIONS A General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/HRC/RES/12/18 12 October 2009 Original: ENGLISH HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twelfth session Agenda item 3 PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council * 12/18. The adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, particularly with regard to the question of the enjoyment of all human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and the right to development, Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, Recalling all Commission on Human Rights and Council resolutions on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, in particular Commission resolutions 1995/81 of 8 March 1995, 2004/17 of 16 April 2004, 2005/15 of 14 April 2005 and Council resolution 9/1 of 24 September 2008, * The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of the Council on its twelfth session (A/HRC/12/50), chap. I. GE.09-16703