Statement

SRI delivered a joint statement on behalf of 12 organizations demanding accountability for states’ commitment to the real and effective participation of the people in decision-making, including at the Council.

Civil society participation is core to the Council’s mandate4 and an essential principle of any human rights-based approach. It cannot continue to be treated as an afterthought in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, the HRC efficiency process, and the UN budget crisis.  

Annual Discussion on integration of a gender perspective
Joint CSO statement urging member states to take an intersectional approach when addressing discrimination against and SRHR of young people and adolescents

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes
Joint1 Oral Intervention

Item 6: Adoption of Universal Periodic Review - Kyrgyzstan