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Country visits of the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment

Mandate-holders carry out country visits to assess the situation of human rights at the national level. Learn more about country visits of the Special Procedures.

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Country	Dates	Report	Press releases
Norway	12 – 23 September 2019 (For submitting information for the visit, see this questions)	A/HRC/43/53/Add.2	Norway must resolve climate change and human rights paradox, UN expert says
Fiji	7 – 18 December 2018 (For submitting information for the visit, please see this questions)	A/HRC/43/53/Add.1	Statement of United Nations Special Rapporteur David R. Boyd on the conclusion of his mission to Fiji
Fiji		A/HRC/43/53/Add.3 Comments by Fiji
Mongolia	19-27 September 2017 (For submitting information for the visit, see questions English)	A/HRC/37/58/Add.2 Mongolian version	Statement of United Nations Special Rapporteur John H. Knox on the conclusion of his mission to Mongolia (English)
Uruguay	24 - 28 April 2017 (For submitting information for the visit, see questions English \| Spanish)	A/HRC/37/58/Add.1	Statement of United Nations Special Rapporteur John H. Knox on the conclusion of his mission to Uruguay (English \| Spanish)
Madagascar	25-31 October 2016	A/HRC/34/49/Add.1	Statement of United Nations Special Rapporteur John H. Knox on the conclusion of his mission to Madagascar (English \| French) UN expert urges major emitters to act now to help vulnerable countries like Madagascar (English \| French)
France	20 - 24 October 2014	A/HRC/28/61/Add.1 A/HRC/28/61/Add.2 (French)	Independent Expert Concludes Visit to France (Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French) France / Climate change: UN expert hails Environmental Charter (Arabic \| Chinese \| English \| French)
Costa Rica	28 July–1 August 2013	A/HRC/25/53/Add.1	Independent Expert Concludes Visit to Costa Rica Mission (English \| Spanish) Costa Rica: UN expert to assess the linking of human rights with environmental protection (Chinese \| English)

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