A/HRC/RES/18/11 Affirming also that the way hazardous substances and wastes are managed throughout their lifecycle, including manufacturing, distribution, use and final disposal, may have an adverse impact on the full enjoyment of human rights, Reiterating that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, Reaffirming that the international community must treat all human rights in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis, Recognizing the importance of not duplicating the work that the United Nations is advancing under multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, to globally ensure the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, 1. Takes note of the work undertaken by the Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights in carrying out his mandate; 2. Decides to extend the mandate, with the new title of Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, for a further period of three years; 3. Requests the Special Rapporteur to continue to include in his report to the Human Rights Council comprehensive information on the adverse effects that the improper management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes may have on the enjoyment of human rights, which may include information on: (a) Human rights issues relating to transnational corporations and other business enterprises regarding environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes; (b) The question of rehabilitation of and assistance to victims of human rights violations relating to the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes; (c) The scope of national legislation in relation to the implications for human rights of the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes; (d) The human rights implications of waste-recycling programmes, the transfer of industries, industrial activities and technologies from one country to another and their new trends, including e-wastes and the dismantling of ships; (e) The question of the ambiguities in international instruments that allow the movement and dumping of hazardous substances and wastes, and any gaps in the effectiveness of international regulatory mechanisms; 4. Encourages the Special Rapporteur to carry out his mandate in close cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme, relevant United Nations agencies, such as the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization, and the secretariats of relevant international environmental conventions, with a view to mainstreaming human rights into their work and avoiding duplication; 5. Requests the Special Rapporteur to develop, in consultation with relevant stakeholders and with the support of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, a set of best practices with regard to the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, to be annexed to his final report to the Human Rights Council; 2