UNGA76 | THIRD COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGES HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS' CRITICAL ROLE IN PANDEMIC RESPONSES
The passage of a human rights defender resolution by the Third Committee of the General Assembly by consensus, with 85 co-sponsors, is another important step in ongoing work to strengthen the promotion and protection of those who defend rights.
LGBTIQ | THIRD COMMITTEE ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS
During its 76th session and in a move welcomed by civil society, the Third Committee of the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution recognising the rights of all people to participate in elections and public affairs, without discrimination, including on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
UNGA76 | TREATY BODY CHAIRPERSONS PRESENT INCREMENTAL BUT IMPORTANT REFORMS
Important reforms proposed ahead of the 2020 review of UN Treaty Bodies, such as the adoption of fixed and predictable cycles of review, again featured prominently in the Chairs’ presentations to the General Assembly's Third Committee. Yet the COVID crisis has presented unprecedented challenges to the system, and it is yet to be seen how those reforms will work out in practice.
