A/HRC/40/38/Add.1 Follow-up activities undertaken by mandate holders (non-exhaustive list) (2018) C. Follow-up reports Three mandates presented reports in which they followed-up on their recommendations made to States: Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances Follow-up report on the implementation of recommendations made after past visits to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo 8 in June 2014 presented at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council in September 2018 (A/HRC/39/46/Add.2). Special Rapporteur on the promotion Follow-up report on the use of encryption and anonymity to exercise the and protection of the right to rights to freedom of opinion and expression in the digital age presented at freedom of opinion and expression 38th session of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/38/35/Add.5) to a prior report presented to the Council in June 2015 (A/HRC/29/32) in order to update the Council on the issues identified in the 2015 Report. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Country visit report on follow-up visit to Mexico (A/HRC/38/35/Add.2). D. Other follow-up activities Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children Participation in and contributions to several expert group meetings on drafting international principles for the protection of human rights, especially the rights of the child, in the context of surrogacy and in followup to the recommendations contained in the thematic report on surrogacy and sale of children presented at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in February 2018 (A/HRC/37/60). Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment Organization of and participation in a partnership meeting with UNEP, UNICEF, World Bank, Terre des Hommes, WWF-UK and Global Child Forum in follow-up to the thematic report on children’s rights and the environment presented at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2018 (A/HRC/37/58) and resulting in a decision to organize a series of regional consultations on children’s rights and the environment – the first of which is expected to take place in May in Bogota (TBC) – to study the topic in-depth and to deepen the understanding of the regional context at both policy and implementation levels. Organization of a meeting on biodiversity and human rights in May in Nairobi with a number of partners including UNEP, SwedBio, IDLO and Natural Justice in follow-up to the thematic report on biodiversity and human rights presented at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council in March 2017 (A/HRC/34/49) and to discuss specific human rights issues relating to biodiversity (e.g., rights to life, food, housing, health, etc.) in both regional and national contexts, all with a particular focus on groups whose rights are disproportionately affected by the loss of biodiversity (e.g., women, children, local/rural communities, etc.). Organization of a side-event on 12 July 2018 during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development concerning the theme “SDGs and Human Rights in Post 2020 biodiversity framework) in follow-up to the March 2017 report (A/HRC/34/49). 8 All references to Kosovo in the present document should be understood to be in compliance with Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). 39