ANNUAL REPORT 2019 Aside from meetings and statements, SUHAKAM engages with the UN’s Special Procedures through submissions. SUHAKAM made its first submission to the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on the state of human rights in Malaysia. SUHAKAM is currently drafting a brief for the Special Rapporteur on Hazardous Substances and Wastes on the contamination of Sungai Kim Kim. To date, SUHAKAM has visited and conducted an investigation at Sungai Kim Kim and met with various government agencies. 4. International Cooperation On 23 April, SUHAKAM and the National Commission on Human Rights of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) bilaterally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the issue of statelessness in Sabah. The Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP) participated as an observer. All three NHRIs also discussed and created a plan of action to be implemented for the next two years. At the time of writing, CHRP indicated that they would sign the MoU as an official party in 2020. SUHAKAM and the National Human Rights Commission of Indonesia (Komnas HAM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the issue of stateless people in Sabah. CHAPTER 1 SUHAKAM also participated in the 42nd Session of the Human Rights Council (9-27 September 2019) by submitting a written statement on the report of the visit by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation. SUHAKAM urged the government to consider the recommendations of the Special Rapporteurs positively and to implement the recommendations. 85