Call for inputs: Promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
Issued by
OHCHR
Published
28 July 2023
Issued by
OHCHR
Published
28 July 2023
Issued by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Subjects
Economic, social and cultural rights, COVID-19
Symbol Number
A/HRC/54/35
Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 49/19, in which the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report presenting the vision of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for reinforcing its work in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
As mandated by the Human Rights Council resolution 49/19, OHCHR presented its report on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (A/HRC/51/20) in September 2022 at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council. The report contains an overview of the current research activities and projects of the Office on economic, social and cultural rights, and of the efforts and progress OHCHR has made in improving its capacity in this field, including the remaining gaps. Importantly, the report notes that in the context of the socioeconomic crisis generated by the pandemic, the Office has stepped up, within the limited resources, its engagement to combat economic and other inequalities.
The report highlights a growing demand for the engagement of the Office, particularly on economic, social, and cultural rights. However, the limited resources available to the OHCHR result in considerable challenges in delivering the increased work. Therefore, the report calls for additional human and financial resources that would help OHCHR to provide purpose-specific and operationally relevant support to enable States to meet their obligations to progressively realize economic, social, and cultural rights in their respective countries.
OHCHR will convene a three-day workshop on 6-8 February 2023 on promoting and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The workshop sessions will encompass focused advocacy on easing economic burdens, vaccine equity, removing structural impediments, and developing technical assistance programs to enhance the capacity-building of States, especially developing and least-developed States.
OHCHR will present the vision of the Office for reinforcing its work in promoting and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights in the form of a report, building on the discussions and proposals from the workshop, for consideration by the Human Rights Council at its fifty-fourth session in September-October 2023.
OHCHR is seeking inputs in line with:
Describe economic policies, legislation, promising practices or strategies and national, regional or local processes that can support States in:
States
Others