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OHCHR urged to ensure in-person Treaty Body meetings resume no later than August 2021

OHCHR urged to ensure in-person Treaty Body meetings resume no later than August 2021

Statement, Institutional engagementTom Bagshaw23 June 2021Strengthening human rights frameworks, Online Sessions

Public statement | GI-ESCR and partners call on WHO not to encourage commercialisation and privatisation of healthcare amidst COVID-19 crisis

Public statement | GI-ESCR and partners call on WHO not to encourage commercialisation and privatisation of healthcare amidst COVID-19 crisis

Institutional engagement, StatementNellie Epinat24 May 2021Private actors & public services, Legal advocacy

GI-ESCR welcomes the launch of the Guidelines on the Right to Water in Africa | Joint statement

GI-ESCR welcomes the launch of the Guidelines on the Right to Water in Africa | Joint statement

StatementGI-ESCR30 April 2021Legal advocacy, Right to water & sanitation, Private actors & public services

Covid-19 patent waivers are urgent to avoid further catastrophe | GI-ESCR signs inter-American joint statement

Covid-19 patent waivers are urgent to avoid further catastrophe | GI-ESCR signs inter-American joint statement

Public appeal, StatementNellie Epinat22 April 2021Private actors & public services, COVID-19 & ESC Rights

CSOs welcome UN Human Rights Council resolution affirming the importance of investing in public services

CSOs welcome UN Human Rights Council resolution affirming the importance of investing in public services

StatementNellie Epinat24 March 2021Right to water & sanitation, COVID-19 & ESC Rights, Right to education, Right to health, Private actors & public services

Around 100 CSOs call on World Bank Group to strengthen public health financing and refrain from promoting public-private partnerships in health care

Around 100 CSOs call on World Bank Group to strengthen public health financing and refrain from promoting public-private partnerships in health care

Event, Statement, Public appealNellie Epinat24 March 2021COVID-19 & ESC Rights, Right to health, Private actors & public services

Open letter calls on the World Bank to end its Doing Business Rankings and Reports

Open letter calls on the World Bank to end its Doing Business Rankings and Reports

Statement, Public appealNellie Epinat15 March 2021Legal advocacy, Private actors & public services

Over 120 civil society organisations sign statement supporting UN Special Rapporteur Léo Heller's report on privatisation of water

Over 120 civil society organisations sign statement supporting UN Special Rapporteur Léo Heller's report on privatisation of water

StatementSylvain Aubry22 October 2020Right to water & sanitation

Robust public services and gender-inclusive policies are the way out of the crisis, says Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona at 2020 HRC Social Forum

Robust public services and gender-inclusive policies are the way out of the crisis, says Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona at 2020 HRC Social Forum

Event, StatementGI-ESCR8 October 2020Private actors & public services, Women's ESC rights

Over 500 CSOs call for resumption of UN human rights monitoring of states to address human rights protection gap

Over 500 CSOs call for resumption of UN human rights monitoring of states to address human rights protection gap

Publication, StatementGI-ESCR8 October 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, COVID-19 & ESC Rights, Online Sessions

Over 200 civil society organisations and trade unions call together for a Global Fund for Social Protection

Over 200 civil society organisations and trade unions call together for a Global Fund for Social Protection

Articles / op-eds / press releases, StatementGI-ESCR21 September 2020

International Literacy Day: Covid-19’s impact on equality in education

International Literacy Day: Covid-19’s impact on equality in education

StatementGI-ESCR9 September 2020Right to education

States urged to truly strengthen the international human rights monitoring bodies, through adequate funding and support for concrete reforms

States urged to truly strengthen the international human rights monitoring bodies, through adequate funding and support for concrete reforms

Publication, StatementGI-ESCR27 August 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, COVID-19 & ESC Rights, 2020 Treaty Body Review

States need to take steps to address the care economy as we rebuild more inclusive and resilient societies post-COVID-19

States need to take steps to address the care economy as we rebuild more inclusive and resilient societies post-COVID-19

StatementGI-ESCR14 July 2020Women's ESC rights, COVID-19 & ESC Rights

Transformative solutions based on rights, dignity and respect for nature are required to address extreme poverty

Transformative solutions based on rights, dignity and respect for nature are required to address extreme poverty

StatementGI-ESCR9 July 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, Climate change & human rights, Private actors & public services, Women's ESC rights

Human Rights Council alerted to roll back of environmental regulations and climate action during covid-19 pandemic

Human Rights Council alerted to roll back of environmental regulations and climate action during covid-19 pandemic

StatementGI-ESCR30 June 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, Climate change & human rights

States must prioritise climate change in their human rights engagement

States must prioritise climate change in their human rights engagement

StatementGI-ESCR17 June 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, Climate change & human rights

Ensuring human rights accountability in the context of the covid-19 pandemic: Opportunities and challenges of online work for the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

Ensuring human rights accountability in the context of the covid-19 pandemic: Opportunities and challenges of online work for the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

Publication, StatementGI-ESCR2 June 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, COVID-19 & ESC Rights, Online Sessions

TB-Net Statement on the COVID-19 pandemic and the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

TB-Net Statement on the COVID-19 pandemic and the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

StatementGuest User9 April 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, COVID-19 & ESC Rights

GI-ESCR welcomed the Guidelines of the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

GI-ESCR welcomed the Guidelines of the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

StatementGuest User6 March 2020Strengthening human rights frameworks, Climate change & human rights