Summary

The present report provides a comprehensive overview of the reports presented by special procedure mandate holders in 2021. It includes the list of mandate holders reporting at each of the three annual sessions of the Human Rights Council, the number of reports on country visits and any other reports submitted by the special procedures. It also contains information about the main themes addressed by mandate holders in their thematic and country visit reports, focusing on cross-cutting issues such as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, climate change, migration, women’s rights and gender, new technologies, the prevention of human rights violations, peace, security and peacebuilding, and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The report also reflects on the link between the work carried out by the special procedures and the report of the Secretary-General “Our Common Agenda” and his call to action for human rights.