Background

In accordance with Human Rights Council decision 56/117, the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee is preparing a study on the implications of plastic pollution for the full enjoyment of human rights, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. The study is to be presented to the Council at its sixty-sixth session.

Objectives

The HRC Advisory Committee seeks the views of and inputs from different stakeholders and rights-holders, including States, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes within their respective mandates, international and regional organizations, OHCHR, the special procedures of the Council, the treaty bodies, national human rights institutions, Indigenous Peoples, civil society, environmental human rights defenders, the private sector, academia and scientific institutions. The Committee encourages the submission of specific data, statistics, best practices, and significant challenges to enrich the study and provide a comprehensive analysis.

To facilitate the submission of inputs, the Committee is circulating a questionnaire on the topic (see below).

Additional information on the mandate can be found at this page: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/advisory-committee/Implications-plastic-pollution-enjoyment-human-rights

What is the Advisory Committee?

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, composed of 18 experts, has been established to function as a think-tank for the Council and work at its direction. The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee provides the Council upon request with implementation-oriented, thematic studies and research-based advice on issues pertaining to the mandate of the Council; namely the promotion and protection of all human rights. The Advisory Committee may propose suggestions for further enhancing its procedural efficiency, as well as further research proposals within the scope of the work set out by the Council. For more details about its mandate and activities, see the webpage.

Key questions and types of input/comments sought

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