A/HRC/44/28 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 29 April 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-fourth session 15 June–3 July 2020 Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Implementation and enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights* Summary Against the backdrop of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, which poses an unprecedented challenge to all humanity, the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations and the 100th anniversary of the League of Nations, in the present report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights appeals to the international community to renew its collective commitment to act on multilateral solutions to global problems, international solidarity and cooperation, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. Likewise, she calls on all States to reaffirm their commitment to the universality of human rights; across all political and economic systems, all States share a common obligation to respect all human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. * Agreement was reached to publish the present report after the standard publication date owing to circumstances beyond the submitter’s control. GE.20-06161(E) 