Notes with appreciation the guidance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights-compliant responses to the COVID-19 pandemic2 and the Secretary-General’s policy brief on COVID-19 and human rights entitled “We are all in this together”;3
Recognizes the active role of the mechanisms of the Human Rights Council, including the special procedures, as well as the human rights treaty bodies in highlighting the human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and offering guidance to States in ensuring a human rights-compliant response to the pandemic;
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Calls uponStates to ensure that all human rights are respected, protected and fulfilled while combating the pandemic, and that their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic are in full compliance with their human rights obligations and commitments;
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Requeststhe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the enjoyment of human rights around the world, including good practices and areas of concern, and to present the report to the Human Rights Council at its forty-sixth session;
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Invitesthe High Commissioner to give an oral update on the human rights impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the Human Rights Council at its forty-fourth session following the presentation of her annual report, and an oral update at its forty-fifth session to be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue;
