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Highlights of Results UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2020 10 UN Human Rights Report 2020 UN HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2020 Highlights of results UN Human Rights team visiting Mayan weavers in Santiago Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. The Office purchased and distributed 3,000 masks featuring traditional weaving patterns to support local economic development, protect collective intellectual property rights and help fight COVID-19. © OHCHR UN Human Rights Report 2020 11 HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS COVID-19 response and recovery: “Build Back Better” Three lessons of COVID-19 – by the High Commissioner Before we begin our discussion of the and well-established social protections Office’s work on key aspects of the pan- to shield people from the worst impacts demic, let me outline what I see as the three of the economic and social aftershocks. lessons of COVID-19 to date. These investments provided practical, life-saving relief. Sound protection sys- tems are not necessarily expensive or the LESSON ONE reserve of wealthy countries. In 2017, ILO showed that a universal social pro- COVID-19 zeroed in on the social and tection scheme that includes allowances economic fractures created by gaps in for all children, maternity benefits for human rights protection. As a result of © OHCHR all women with newborns, benefits for these fault lines, the pandemic moved all persons with severe disabilities and through societies with accelerated speed, universal old age pensions will cost an LESSON THREE unmasking the profound fragilities created average of 1.6 per cent of a developing by discrimination and inequalities – not Our world will be stronger and more resil- country’s GDP.1 only for the individuals concerned, but ient when we can count on cooperation for everyone. If those fractures had been Secretary-General Guterres has and solidarity between nations that is fixed, the scale of the medical pandemic, repeatedly emphasized that the UN’s based on mutual support. Without these and the vast socio-economic shocks it COVID-19 response must be grounded international and multilateral bonds, the created, could have been less devastat- in human rights because human rights- poorest will be set further back and every- ing. Long-standing failures to eradicate based solutions are effective. The New one, to varying degrees, will suffer. discrimination, address inequalities and Social Contract must tackle the roots In the following section that is dedicated prioritize the progressive realization of of inequality by combating discrimina- to our COVID-19 response, we summa- economic, social and cultural rights, made tion, establishing universally accessible rize and give examples of the extensive societies exceedingly vulnerable. services, including quality education, body of work our teams undertook in and giving fair opportunities to all. In 2020. We will continue this work and repairing the damage that has been done, strive to do better, because delivering on LESSON TWO we need to rebuild just, sustainable and human rights recommendations means environmentally friendly economies and The pandemic clearly demonstrated the helping to create more sustainable, inclu- respect for the human rights of every powerful and effective protection that sive and resilient societies in order to build member of society. is afforded by human rights-based poli- a better future. cies and measures. Some countries could 1 See Isabel Ortiz and others, Universal social protection floors: costing estimates and affordability count on pre-existing systems to deliver in 57 lower income countries, ESS –Working Paper affordable and accessible health care No. 58, Social Protection Department, ILO (2017). 12 UN Human Rights Report 2020 HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS “ With COVID -19, a fast-moving Adapting to COVID-19: UN Human Rights in 2020 and global health crisis has collided with many slower, COVID-19 has hit societies at their core, with deep and devastating social, eco- and more entrenched, political, nomic and political impacts. It has exacerbated existing gaps in human rights social and economic crises protection, leading to increased poverty, exclusion and violence and deepening inequalities. It has led to restrictions on fundamental freedoms and civic space. It around the world. The first has set back progress in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development lesson of the pandemic is its as well as key climate goals. As the pandemic surged forward, UN Human Rights demonstration of the profound ramped up its support to embed effective, human rights-based policies in pandemic value of human rights-based responses by States, UN partners, UN Country Teams and other stakeholders. Our approaches. Long-term monitoring was strengthened to enable a clear focus on the vulnerable people who discrimination and inequalities are most likely to be left behind. Detailed checklists and other evidence-based tools were created to contribute to easily adaptable and immediately effective policies. have severely undermined In every region, we delivered targeted, practical guidance and assistance. We the resilience of all of society also laid out pathways to ensure that as societies begin to rebuild from this crisis, – and we need to address their recovery efforts can focus on constructing more resilient systems – systems them, now.” that advance people’s rights and dignity and better protect everyone from harm, UN High Commissioner for including harm resulting from climate change. Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet On 10 December 2020, UN Human Rights celebrated Human Rights Day by reaffirming the importance of placing human rights at the heart of the recovery to build back the world we want. © OHCHR UN Human Rights Report 2020 13 HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS Human rights at the heart of the response: Key figures GUIDANCE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT UN system guidance UN Human Rights Socio-economic impacts of guidance COVID-19 comprehensive UN-wide policy 1 The Surge Initiative contributed brief (on COVID-19 and human rights) 12 targeted operational advice to guidance notes (with 18 focused UN policy briefs and recommendations for 59 countries (on integrating technical documents (on COVID-19 governments, UN bodies ESCRs, SDGs and human impacts on vulnerable groups and on and others) rights-based macroeconomic thematic and geographical issues) analyses into responses) MONITORING AND REPORTING Data and analysis Human rights trends Persons in detention and good practices 10 specific indicators At least 2 67, 5 0 0 developed (to assess COVID-19 1 COVID-19 information people benefited from urgent human rights impacts) management tool created releases/alternatives to detention AWARENESS-RAISING AND ADVOCACY ADJUSTING WORKING METHODS Human Rights Day #RecoverBetter Human Rights Council and UPR Working Group people reached 90 million Annual programme of work completed (remotely or in a hybrid format) Engagement by human rights mechanisms Human Rights Council 30 country 1st virtual informal conversations Treaty bodies infographics (with (with the HC and SPs); 1st decision recommendations) 8 (out of 10) migrated their undertaken by silent procedure work online Treaty bodies Special procedures 5 detailed guidance notes, 8 124 press releases, 206 Human rights training legal opinions and 1 toolkit on communications, 15 reports Approximately 58% treaty law and jurisprudence and 13 tools of workshops delivered online 14 UN Human Rights Report 2020 HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS Our COVID-19 response: Examples of UN Human Rights actions COVID-19 provided an unprecedented opportunity to work collectively to situate human rights principles at the heart of response and recovery efforts. UN Human Rights enhanced its monitoring, reporting and advocacy efforts to address human rights concerns during the crisis. It provided technical advice on laws and policies, issued thematic guidance notes and delivered virtual capacity-building. Field presences documented an array of promising practices that were adopted to alleviate the negative effects of the crisis, particularly those of a socio-economic nature, and could be used to build more equal, inclusive and sustainable societies. SUPPORTING VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND GROUPS The virus may not discriminate, but unequal societies do. Data collected in 2020 showed that people who were already left behind were more likely to be infected by and die of COVID-19. They were also the hardest hit by the socio-economic consequences of the crisis. UN Human Rights contributed to assessing the impacts of COVID-19 on different population groups, building disaggregated data sets and informing policy solutions, with a focus on consolidating accessible health care and social protection systems. Inequalities UN Human Rights mapped the needs A coordination mechanism created of groups with unequal access to social between Kyiv City authorities and civil protection and health care in Serbia, society to address homelessness in the Ukraine and other European countries context of the pandemic compiled tar- – including Roma people, persons with geted recommendations that were issued disabilities, homeless people and LGBTI in relation to the human rights impacts of persons. Field presences monitored the COVID-19 in Ukraine. Stories of vulner- situation of older persons and migrants, able people and those who helped them including those trapped on the borders were released through key media outlets UN Human Rights organized an outdoor between two countries or held in cen- and on social media platforms to raise exhibition in Kyiv City Centre for Human tres for migrants in Bolivia,
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