A/HRC/46/32
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
21 December 2020
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Forty-sixth session
22 February–19 March 2021
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Achievements, accomplishments, challenges and the way
forward: an overview of work on the mandate
Report of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by
persons with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero
Summary
In the present report, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by
persons with albinism provides a summary of the achievements and accomplishments of her
tenure as mandate holder, from 2015 to 2021. These achievements are presented based on
the vision set for the mandate in her first report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/31/63).
The successes presented are key indicators of substantial progress in the realization of the
initial vision of the mandate, particularly in the areas of mass awareness-raising, and concrete
and specific measures to remove barriers to the enjoyment of human rights by persons with
albinism. The Independent Expert also identifies continuing challenges and makes
recommendations on ways to maintain the gains and address the gaps identified.
GE.20-17457(E)