The Secretariat of the Human Rights Council would like to refer to the announcement made this afternoon by the President of the Human Rights Council on the Bureau’s decision of 2 March 2020 to follow the recommendations made by the UNOG Director-General in her letter on the same day concerning the global COVID-19 situation and its implications for the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council.In this regard, all side-events scheduled during the 43rd session of the Human Rights Council, are cancelled as of 3 March 2020 until the end of the session.