Summary

The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 48/2 of 7 October 2021, in which the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to organize, prior to the fifty-fourth session of the Council, a one-day intersessional workshop to discuss challenges, good practices and experiences in implementing the right to participate in public affairs, notably in the context of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the post-pandemic recovery, including the role of participation in securing public health. The report provides a summary of the intersessional workshop held in a hybrid format in Geneva on 31 May 2023, including any recommendations stemming therefrom.