A/HRC/15/22 66. The Special Rapporteur believes that closer and more coordinated collaboration is needed between his mandate, UNEP and relevant United Nations specialized agencies, such as ILO and WHO. Their organizations have developed significant expertise on issues falling within the scope of the mandate, such as the management of hazardous chemicals and pesticides, and the Special Rapporteur would greatly benefit from strengthened collaboration. This collaboration would also facilitate the mainstreaming of human rights in the work of these organizations, and result in better coordination and response to human rights violations related to the movement and dumping of hazardous products and wastes. 67. Similarly, the mandate holder is of the view that collaboration with other mandate holders and treaty bodies could be strengthened. The Special Rapporteur has sent a number of joint urgent appeals and allegation letters with other mandate holders, but would welcome a more coordinated approach with other relevant human rights mechanisms, such as the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Enhanced cooperation would result in better follow-up on recommendations of these mechanisms and greater support for countries in their efforts to consider these recommendations. E. Collaboration with civil society 68. Civil society is one of the most important sources of information about the factual situation existing at the country level with regard to the management and disposal of hazardous products and wastes. In almost all the countries visited by the mandate holder, NGOs provided an essential contribution before, during and after the official mission, both with regard to providing information on the human rights impact of toxic and dangerous products and wastes and facilitating access to relevant sites. The Special Rapporteur wishes to take this opportunity to express once again his deepest gratitude to all NGOs which contributed to the organization of his country visits. 69. Nevertheless, the Special Rapporteur believes that there is room for strengthened collaboration between the mandate and civil society organizations. In particular, he considers that more regular exchanges of information with environmental NGOs, in particular those working on chemicals and waste management, would allow the Special Rapporteur to be better informed about recent trends and new developments in the management and disposal of hazardous products and wastes. As noted elsewhere in this report, the Special Rapporteur is of the view that NGOs have not made full use of the individual communication procedure to seek redress for human rights violations related to chemicals and waste management. V. Conclusions and recommendations 70. In the last six years as mandate holder, the Special Rapporteur witnessed significant changes in the transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous products and wastes. Although hazardous wastes generated in industrialized countries continue to be moved across borders and illegally dumped in developing countries, and in spite of the lack of complete and reliable information in this respect, it appears that the majority of transboundary movements occur nowadays within the same region, and generally involve industrialized countries. 71. The Human Rights Council itself has recognized that the movement and disposal of toxic and dangerous products and wastes have now become global problems, which require global solutions. Resolution 9/1, which strengthened the 18 GE.10-14907