19/02/2021 – “2021 must be the year to get back on track” – Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

18/01/2021 – “As the first vaccines begin to be deployed, the promise of equitable access is at serious risk – WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at 148th session of the Executive Board

15/01/2021 – “2 million COVID-19 deaths: “vaccinationalism” is self-defeating and will delay a global recovery” – Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

15/01/2021 – “The COVID-19 pandemic remains a public health emergency of international concern” – Statement on the sixth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic

30/11/2020 – “first decline in newly-reported COVID 19 cases globally since September” – WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

30/11/2020 – “Governments must do more to prevent slavery and exploitation during COVID-19 pandemic” – Joint statement by OHCHR of more than 50 UN experts and mandate holders

23/11/2020 – ‘Real hope’ surrounding COVID vaccines ‘cannot be overstated’– WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

20/11/2020 – “The recent breakthroughs on COVID-19 vaccines offer a ray of hope. But that ray of hope needs to reach everyone” – G20 Summit Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

18/11/2020 – Joint Statement on Data Protection and Privacy in the COVID-19 Response – Joint statement by UN Privacy Policy Group

16/11/2020 – No time for complacency as COVID-19 cases surge– WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

 09/11/2020 – Statement to the resumed 73rd World Health Assembly by the Chair on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations during the COVID-19 Response– Statement by 3rd World Health Assembly Chair of the Review Committee

06/11/2020 – The need for improved global regulatory alignment on COVID-19 medicines and vaccines – Joint statement by WHO and ICMRA

02/11/2020 – “If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control” –  WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

30/10/2020 – “Long-term symptoms of COVID-19 are very concerning – WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

27/10/2020 – A Joint Appeal for Open Science by CERN, OHCHR, UNESCO and WHO – Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

 26/10/2020 – “Stop the politicisation of COVID-19” –  WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19

21/10/2020 – #PledgetoPause before sharing information online to tackle the COVID-19 “communications emergency” – Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

08/10/2020 – Scale up investment in Universal Health Coverage and in stronger health systems – Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

29/09/2020 – On the one millionth death from the COVID-19 Pandemic: “we must never lose sight of each and every individual life”– Statement by António Guterres, UN Secretary General

14/09/2020 – Oral update on the human rights impact of the COVID-19 pandemic– Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

26/05/2020 – COVID-19: Governments must protect the rights of migrants during the pandemic and beyond, UN experts urge – Statement by the UN Committee on Migrant Workers, and Felipe González Morales, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.

20/05/2020 – Canada urged to repatriate orphaned five-year-old girl held in Syrian camp – several UN Special Rapporteurs.

07/05/2020 – UN experts urge Belarus to release children and young people jailed for drug offences amid COVID-19 crisis – Statement by Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus.

06/05/2020 – COVID-19: Urgent need for child protection services to mitigate the risk of child sexual abuse and exploitation worldwide – Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children.

22/04/2020 – UN expert outlines urgent steps to ensure justice systems are not paralysed by COVID-19 – Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.

22/04/ 2020- “Responses to COVID-19 are failing people in poverty worldwide” – Statement by  UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

20/04/2020 – COVID-19 measures must factor in specific needs of women – Statement by UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls.

17/04/2020 – COVID-19 security measures no excuse for excessive use of force, say UN Special Rapporteurs.

17/04/2020 – COVID-19: Targeted actions needed to protect LGBTI people amid pandemic – Bachelet.

16/04/2020- UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children statement.

15/04/2020- UN Secretary General Statement on the impact of COVID-19 on children.

15/04/2020 – COVID-19: “Not an excuse” to roll back environmental protection and enforcement – Statement UN  Special Rapporteur on human rights and the  environment.

15/04/2020 – Responses to COVID-19 crisis: UN expert urges more government spending targeting inequality, not big business – Statement UN  Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and human rights.

14/04/2020- UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association Guidelines to respond to COVID-19

14/04/2020 – COVID-19 restrictions should not stop freedom of assembly and association – Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the right to peaceful assembly and association.

13/04/2020 – Children in detention are at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 and should be released – Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore.

11/04/2020 – The IACHR calls on Member States to adopt a gender perspective in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to combat sexual and domestic violence in this context – Press release Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

09/04/2020- Children Seem to Be Less Vulnerable to the Coronavirus. Here’s How the Pandemic May Still Put Them at Risk- Article by Angelina Jolie at TIME.

09/04/2020 – COVID-19 and human rights: The problems and challenges must be addressed from a human rights perspective and with respect for international obligations – Statement of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; See press release 14 April 2020 here.

09/04/2020 – Put women and girls at centre of COVID-19 recovery: UN Secretary-General.

09/04/2020 – COVID is “a colossal test of leadership” requiring coordinated action, High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council – Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

09/04/2020 – “Leave no one behind” – Don’t forget your commitments in your response to the COVID-19 crises, UN expert urges States – Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development.

07/04/2020 – Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on sale and sexual exploitation of children and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children. UN experts call for urgent action to mitigate heightened risks of violence against children.

06/04/2020- Violence against women and girls: the shadow pandemic– Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women.

03/04/2020 – Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: UN experts call on Governments to adopt urgent measures to protect migrants and trafficked persons in their response to COVID-19.

02/04/2020 – Joint Civil Society Statement. States use of digital surveillance technologies to fight pandemic must respect human rights.

02/04/2020 – Statement Commissioner for Human Rights Council of Europe. Persons with disabilities must not be left behind in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

01/04/2020 – Statement of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons: COVID-19: Do not forget internally displaced persons.

31/03/2020- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights letter on COVID-19.

31/03/2020- A joint statement by UNHCR, IOM, OHCHR and WHO. The rights and health of refugees, migrants and stateless must be protected in COVID-19 response.

31/03/2020 – Statement Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. COVID-19: Economic sanctions should be lifted to prevent hunger crises.

30/03/2020- Statement by Special Rapporteur on minority issuesCOVID-19 fears should not be exploited to attack and exclude minorities.

27/03/2020- Statement by the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls; Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children; Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Agnes Callamard, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; and Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children. States must combat domestic violence in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns.