n) Emphasizes the need for full respect for human rights, and stresses that there is no place for any form of discrimination, racism and xenophobia in the response to the pandemic; Addressing wider impacts of public health emergencies o) Expresses concern at the multi-faceted impacts of COVID-19 on persons of concern to UNHCR, as well as their host communities, including increased poverty and profound disruption to education, increased food insecurity, limited livelihood opportunities, and increased sexual and genderbased violence (SGBV); p) Calls upon Member States, in cooperation with UNHCR, and with support of other stakeholders to ensure that the humanitarian needs of persons of concern to UNHCR and their host communities, including clean water, food and nutrition, shelter, education, livelihoods, energy, health, including sexual and reproductive health and other protection needs are addressed as components of humanitarian response in public health emergencies, including through providing timely and adequate resources, while ensuring that their collaborative efforts fully adhere to humanitarian principles; q) Welcomes and calls on States, UNHCR and other stakeholders to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in all stages of the response to public health emergencies, and in this regard, urges Member States, in cooperation with UNHCR, and with support of other stakeholders, to ensure reliable and safe access for persons of concern to UNHCR to sexual and reproductive health care services, as well as basic health care services and psychosocial support from the onset of emergencies while recognizing that relevant services are important in order to effectively meet the needs of women and adolescent girls and infants and protect them from preventable mortality and morbidity that occur in humanitarian emergencies; r) Encourages all actors to redouble efforts to support States to minimize and address the impact of public health emergencies on persons of concern to UNHCR, and among them children, including reduced access to education, increased poverty, child, early and forced marriage and human trafficking, other violence, exploitation and abuse, including child labour, recruitment of children, family separation, and work to provide them with a basis for a better future; Durable solutions s) Expresses concern that COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the pursuit of durable solutions; underlines their importance, the securing of which is one of the principal goals of international protection; and calls for further engagement, including by States, UNHCR, and other partners in the context of public health emergencies to: i. Promote the enabling conditions in countries of origin, including efforts to address root causes, for implementation of voluntary repatriation of refugees in safety and dignity and sustainable reintegration of returnees, including appropriate public health measures; 4