A/HRC/46/34 Contents Page 2 I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses to it, on cultural rights .................................. 4 III. Roles of culture and cultural rights in responding to the pandemic .............................................. 10 IV. Right to science ............................................................................................................................. 13 V. Necessary steps for mitigating the impacts of the pandemic on cultural rights............................. 16 VI. International legal framework ....................................................................................................... 17 VII. Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 20 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 20 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 20