A/HRC/32/33 marketing of unhealthy foods; this includes settings in which sporting or cultural activities for children are held.29 Regulating or banning the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco30 and alcohol31 in these contexts is also recommended by WHO. 33. States should ban the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of all children’s sporting events, and other sporting events which could be attended by children, by manufacturers of alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy foods. States should create guidelines that either restrict altogether, or minimize the impact of, the marketing of unhealthy foods, alcohol and tobacco in the context of all sporting events. Provide 34. The construction and maintenance of adequate public spaces for active transport and participation in physical activity is a core State responsibility. Provision of these public goods facilitates equitable adoption of healthy lifestyles, as individuals require few resources to utilize such facilities. For example, States should ensure that safe walking and cycling paths are available and accessible to all people to encourage increased pedestrian and cycling activity for transport and exercise. Similarly, States should provide “green spaces” for people to play sport, exercise, and engage in recreation, especially in the urban context. This is in accordance with the International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport, which confirms that adequate and safe spaces, facilities and equipment are essential to quality physical education and activity, and sport (art. 8). 35. States should also make provision for groups or individuals that are unable to realize their right to health by the means at their disposal. In relation to sport and healthy lifestyles, what this entails will depend on country-specific circumstances and resources. Such steps could include establishing State-run sporting facilities that cater to people unable to access private facilities, or directly sponsoring team-based sports for key populations and groups in vulnerable situations, in order to improve the availability and accessibility of physical activity for those people. 36. Encouragingly, some States provide subsidized or free access to sporting goods, services and facilities to certain groups in society. Sports activities for people with disabilities are free in Azerbaijan, in accordance with a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers; similarly, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, access to sports camps for children is free. The Special Rapporteur recommends the adoption of similar approaches elsewhere, subject to the needs of the population and resource availability. Promote 37. The obligation to promote the right to health requires States to take actions to create, maintain and restore the health of the population. In order to fulfil this obligation, a State must: (a) foster recognition of factors favouring positive health results; (b) ensure that services are culturally appropriate; (c) disseminate appropriate information; and (d) support people in making informed choices about their health. 38. States should engage in participatory and transparent research, monitoring and evaluation in order to determine the strategies that most effectively foster full and equal participation in sport and the adoption of healthy lifestyles and improve the health of the populace. 29 30 31 10 WHO, Set of Recommendations on the Marketing of Foods and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to Children (2010). WHO, Banning Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship (2013). WHO, Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (2010).