A/HRC/56/68/Add.1
(mm)
Urgently clean up toxic waste and environmental contamination,
particularly in areas where it is disproportionately impacting marginalized racial and
ethnic groups, including in the overseas territories.
(nn)
Strengthen the protection of land with historical significance to
marginalized racial and ethnic groups to safeguard its historical and cultural value and
prevent it from being used in ways that cause further harm.
(oo)
Ensure that the mandate of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency is implemented in a way that is effective and racially equitable in cases of
natural disasters.
Ensuring equal access to adequate food
(pp)
Take urgent action to address racially discriminatory food systems and
their impact, including racial inequities in food insecurity.
(qq)
Implement effectively the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition and
Health and ensure that a rights-based approach is taken to ending hunger.
(rr)
Redouble efforts to ensure the promotion and protection of the rights
of Indigenous Peoples, with respect to land, territory and natural resources.
(ss)
Address the lack of food sovereignty in the overseas territories through
processes of decolonization and the development of sovereign self-governance,
including over food systems.
Ensuring access to health care and equitable health outcomes
(tt)
Step up the implementation of the White House Blueprint for
Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis and Executive Orders 14076 and 14079.
(uu)
Expand efforts to ensure that everyone from marginalized racial and
ethnic groups has adequate health insurance coverage.
(vv)
Ensure that all medical practitioners and staff in medical settings are
trained in racial equality, implicit bias and non-discrimination standards.
(ww)
Invest in expanding the geographical coverage of health-care facilities
to serve marginalized racial and ethnic groups, particularly in rural areas.
(xx)
outcomes.
Continue and expand efforts to address racially inequitable health
Gun violence
(yy)
Step up implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, of
2022.
(zz)
Ensure that the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention has
an explicit mandate to address the racially disproportionate impact of gun violence and
takes a holistic and trauma-informed approach that addresses root causes.
(aaa)
Take urgent and bold action to significantly strengthen regulation of
the sale and ownership of firearms.
Addressing racial discrimination in law enforcement and the criminal justice system
(bbb)
Ensure the full implementation of the recommendations of the
International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality
in Law Enforcement 33 and of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights’ agenda towards transformative change for racial justice and equality.34
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GE.24-08027
See the conference room paper of the Expert Mechanism.
See A/HRC/47/53, annex.
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