A/HRC/27/54 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 27 August 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, Baskut Tuncak* Summary The present report of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes is submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 21/17. Recently appointed by the Council, at the end of June 2014, and having assumed the mandate on 1 August 2014, the Special Rapporteur, in his first report to the Council, provides a brief overview of the background, history, scope and context of the mandate, and presents his preliminary strategy for the mandate. In order to enable the fulfilment of his mandate, which includes an analysis of gaps and ambiguities in international laws, as well as the development of a best practices guide, the Special Rapporteur will hold a number of consultations in the coming months and will undertake country missions as early as possible. * The present report is submitted late due to the untimely passing of the former Special Rapporteur, Marc Pallemaerts. Subsequently, the Human Rights Council appointed Baskut Tuncak as the new Special Rapporteur, at the end of June 2014, and Mr. Tuncak assumed the mandate on 1 August 2014. GE.14-15007 (E) *1415007*