A/HRC/40/38/Add.1 Mandate relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment Description of events organized by mandate holders UN Environment Programme, SwedBio and Terre des Hommes. The meeting provided a unique opportunity to ensure a smooth hand-over between the new special rapporteur (David R. Boyd as of August 2018) and the former special rapporteur (John H. Knox) who served from 2012 to 2018. Around 25 experts who have been working on human rights and the environment as well as with the mandate for the past years participated in the meeting. They discussed achievements as well as lessons learned for the past six years and also identified priorities as well as strategies for the coming years. Special Rapporteur on the right On 28 February, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food organized an expert to food consultation in Geneva on the topic of her thematic report on the situation of agricultural workers that was presented to the UN General Assembly in October 2018 (A/73/164). This consultation provided an opportunity to consult and share views with relevant partners and stakeholders in their areas of expertise to help inform and shape the thematic report. Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights From 2 to 3 July, the Independent Expert organized an expert consultation entitled “Development of Guiding Principles for Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reform Policies” in Geneva. This consultation was organized in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and was the second expert meeting of this kind, which provided participants from different regions of the world the opportunity to provide input based on their expertise and experience on the development of the Guiding Principles. From 1 to 2 October, the Independent Expert held a final expert consultation in New York on developing Guiding Principles for Human Rights Impact Assessments of Economic Reform Policies. A group of 30 representatives of a wide range of organizations, institutions, networks and universities from around the world participated in the consultation. It provided them with the opportunity to contribute their expertise and experience to the development of the Guiding Principles for Human Rights Impact Assessments for Economic Reform Policies. On 9 November, the Independent Expert held a public consultation with States in Geneva on the development of the Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments for Economic Reform Policies. A draft of the Guiding Principles in English has also been available online for open consultation since 24 August. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression On 29 February, the Special Rapporteur organized an expert consultation on the issue of artificial intelligence and human rights in preparation of his thematic report presented to the 73rd General Assembly (A/73/348). The consultation was held in Geneva, Switzerland, and brought together around 30 experts from all regions. On 27 and 28 November, the Special Rapporteur organized a workshop in Berlin, Germany, on the involvement of local actors in the development and enforcement of social media content policies and processes. From 18 to 19 June, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert meeting on the impact of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence-assisted technologies on the enjoyment of freedom of opinion and expression in Geneva, Switzerland. From 18 to 19 December, the Special Rapporteur, together with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders and the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, convened an expert meeting on “Digital Attacks on Civil society: Private Surveillance and Government” in Bangkok, Thailand. Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association 68 In June and July, the Special Rapporteur convened consultations in Geneva with all regional groups in order to consult with Member States on their views of the mandate