GENEVA (30 July 2020) – UN human rights experts today warned of increased patterns of closing of digital spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic. UN Special Rapporteurs* attending the annual RightsCon...

PDF format 29 July 2020 Around the world, cities have stepped up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing changes to our daily lives. Developing better resilience against future threats...

In April 2020, the UN issued the UN framework for the immediate socioeconomic response to COVID-19 (SERF), which sets out the strategy and blueprint for the UN’s urgent socio-economic response to...

The Special Rapporteur examines two particular aspects of the impact of COVID-19 on the right to privacy: data protection and surveillance.

The report underscores that housing has emerged as a key defense against COVID-19. At the peak of the Covid-19 emergency response, more than 3.9 billion people, or half of the world's population, were asked or ordered to stay at home by their governments. However, 1.8 billion people do not have a decent home and live in informal settlements where physical distancing is difficult or impossible. Many millions, especially renters and small landlords, are at risk of losing their home due to the economic impact of the pandemic.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major challenge of this century highly rooted on overweight, obesity and unhealthy diets. As part of their right-to-health duties, States should address the diet...