Global COVID-19 Response, Recovery Must Put Human Rights At Forefront, U.N. SG Says On Human Rights Day

U.N. News: Human rights must be ‘front and center’ of COVID-19 response: Secretary-General
“U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called for human rights to be put ‘front and center’ of COVID-19 response and recovery globally in order to achieve a better future for people everywhere. The U.N. chief made the appeal in his message for Human Rights Day, observed on Thursday. ‘People and their rights must be front and center of response and recovery. We need universal, rights-based frameworks like health coverage for all, to beat this pandemic and protect us for the future,’ he said…” (12/10).

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