Third intersessional meeting on human rights and the 2030 Agenda (14 January 2021)

In June 2020, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 43/19 on the promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The resolution called for three half-day intersessional meetings for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to be held in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The first of the three half-day meetings was held on 14 January 2021, under the theme “Building back better: Integrating human rights in sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic”, focusing on the implementation of SDG 10 on reduced inequalities and SDG 16 on peace, justice and strong institutions.