Joint Statements - 50th session

Women and girls are often the primary caregivers for children, elderly relatives and family members with disabilities. This is important and valuable work but it is often undervalued, unrecognised, unpaid, or underpaid. This is why we need to take a gender responsive approach to improve our care and support systems.

As the international community continues to grapple with the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of millions of people could be pushed into extreme poverty this year as a result of the combined effects of the health crisis, the climate crisis, and of the war in Ukraine and its impact on global food and energy markets.

Our Group is gravely concerned about the decline of media freedom and the rise in threats to the safety of journalists and media workers across the globe, with severe negative consequences for human rights, the resilience of democracy, the rule of law, and development more broadly.

Education is a human right. The digital transformation provides unique opportunities to accelerate the achievement of SDG4 on ensuring access to inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all.

I would like to thank you for the opportunity to deliver this statement on behalf of “The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights” resolution core group, comprising of Australia, Chile, Republic of Korea, South Africa and my own country Poland.

As highlighted in your report, national authorities must take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of the legal profession and the right to practice law without prejudice or interference.

It is my pleasure to deliver this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of the mandate of the Independent Expert on the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Since women and girls are uniquely affected and targeted in many situations where atrocity crimes are being perpetrated, the systematic application of a gender lens by HRC mechanisms and procedures would enhance holistic atrocity prevention strategies and improve the effective implementation of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P)

On behalf of 42 Member States of the Equal Rights Coalition, a cross-regional intergovernmental body dedicated to the protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people and to promoting inclusive development in both member and non-member countries. The full list of ERC sponsors can be found in the online version.

I am pleased to deliver this statement on behalf of the 46 member states in Geneva of the Group of Friends of Accountability Following the Aggression against Ukraine.