A/HRC/18/2 2. Notes with appreciation the holding of a panel discussion on the issue of human rights in the context of action taken to address terrorist hostage-taking by the Human Rights Council at its sixteenth session; 3. Takes note of the summary of the panel’s deliberations prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights;21 4. Reaffirms that all acts of terrorism, including acts of hostage-taking, wherever and by whomever they are committed, are serious crimes aimed at the destruction of human rights and are, under all circumstances, unjustifiable; 5. Recognizes that the issue of hostage-taking by terrorist groups poses a number of challenges and has an adverse impact not only on the protection of the human rights of hostages but also on the protection and enjoyment of these rights by those living in local communities, including in terms of socio-economic impact and development, in the countries of the regions affected by this scourge, and expresses concern at the fact that actions or measures taken to obtain the release of hostages may compound this adverse impact; 6. Requests the Advisory Committee to prepare a study on the issue described in paragraph 5 above for the purposes of promoting awareness and understanding, paying particular attention to its impact on human rights and the role of regional and international cooperation in this field; 7. Encourages the Advisory Committee, when elaborating the above-mentioned study, to take into account, as appropriate, and to refrain from duplicating the work done on the issue by competent United Nations bodies and mechanisms, and therefore to adhere strictly to the provisions contained in General Assembly resolution 60/251 and Human Rights Council resolution 5/1; 8. Requests the Advisory Committee to submit the study to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-third session and to present an interim report thereon at its twenty-first session. 36th meeting 29 September 2011 [Adopted without a vote.] 18/11 Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes The Human Rights Council, Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Bearing in mind paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006, 21 32 A/HRC/18/29. GE.12-17756