President of the Parliamentary Assembly
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27/04/2023 - Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Public health emergency: the need for a holistic approach to multilateralism and health care
13/10/2022 - Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Europe can learn ‘useful lessons’ from the experience of prisons during Covid, says PACE committee
22/06/2021 - Session
PACE clarifies legal and human rights pre-conditions for the use of Covid passes
22/06/2021 - Session
Helping the children of ‘Generation Covid’ to overcome the devastating impact of the pandemic
Ian Liddell-Granger on ‘Democracies facing the Covid-19 pandemic’
Vladimir Vardanyan on ‘The Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on human rights and rule of law’
Statement by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the Winter Session 2021 and
Video recording
27 January 2021
Exchange of views with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the June 2020 Standing Committee
19 June 2020
The Assembly has adopted a set of resolutions and recommendations, addressing various aspects of the current health crisis. These are:
Beating Covid-19 with public health measures
27 janvier 2022
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Stefan Schennach (Austria, SOC)
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on education and culture
26 November 2021
Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media
Constantinos Efstathiou (Cyprus, SOC)
Covid passes or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications
22 June 2021
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE)
Impact of Covid-19 on children's rights
22 June 2021
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Baroness Massey (United Kingdom, SOC)
Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic
22 June 2021
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Andrej Hunko (Germany, SOC)
Lessons for future public health emergencies from an effective and rights-based response to the Covid-19 pandemic
26 June 2020
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Andrej Hunko (Germany, UEL)
Democracy, human rights and the rule of law must not become the pandemic’s 'collateral damage'
13 October 2020
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Ian Liddell-Grainger (United Kingdom, EC/DA)
Democracies facing the Covid-19 pandemic
13 October 2020
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Ian Liddell-Grainger (United Kingdom, EC/DA)
Upholding human rights in times of crisis and pandemics: gender equality and non-discrimination
13 October 2020
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Petra Stienen (Netherlands, ALDE)
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on human rights and rule of law
13 October 2020
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Vladimir Vardanyan (Armenia, EPP/CD)
Governments must be more inclusive in dealing with future pandemics, say parliamentarians
13 Octobre 2020
Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination
Petra Stienen (Pays-Bas, ADLE)
Humanitarian consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for migrants and refugees
13 October 2020
Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons
Pierre-Alain Fridez (Switzerland, SOC)
Towards a Covid-19 vaccine: ethical, legal and practical considerations
27 January 2021
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Jennifer De Temmerman (France, ALDE)
Taking into consideration the impact of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of minors and young adults
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
Simon Moutquin (Belgium, SOC)
Protecting the pillars of democracy during health crises
Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy
Marietta Karamanli (France, SOC)
“Overcoming vaccine hesitancy: strategies for parliaments and parliamentarians”
9 February 2021
"Towards a Covid-19 vaccine"
1 December 2021
“Protecting children’s rights in pandemic times”
10 November 2020
"Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic"
7 October 2020
"Securing safe medical supply chains"
7 October 2020
“Lessons for future public health emergencies from an effective and rights-based response to the COVID-19 pandemic”
19 May 2020
Assembly's Standing Committee adopted modifications to the Rules of Procedure to enable the Assembly to hold remote or hybrid plenary sessions in exceptional circumstances.
The Bureau of the Assemly also approved a memorandum modifying the working procedures of committees in response to the exceptional situation of Covid-19 and authorising remote committee meetings.
At the end of March Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić warned that Covid-19 restrictions had to be balanced with human rights. The Organisation has put together a coronavirus toolkit to guide governments as they make decisions, and opened up a human rights training programme.