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 33 34 GE.24-08027 See the conference room paper of the Expert Mechanism. See A/HRC/47/53, annex. 19

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