A/76/257 of Spain about migrations and culture in Latin America. On 27 May, the Special Rapporteur was the keynote speaker at a panel about the situation of migrants in the Canary Islands, Spain, convened by the Caja Canarias Foundation. 10. On 31 May, he participated at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) multi-stakeholder consultation, in preparation of the ECOWAS subregional review of the Global Compact for Migration. 11. On 10 June he participated at a webinar organized by the Catholic University Andrés Bello and the Espacio Público of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the right to freedom of association of Venezuelan migrants and refugees, and at a panel entitled “Migrants and Human Rights: Advancements and Pend ing Challenges”, convened by the American University Washington College of Law. 12. On 15 June, the Special Rapporteur participated at the biannual meeting of the steering committee of the United Nations multi-partner trust fund to support the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. 13. On 17 June, he was the keynote speaker at a round table on migration in Latin America, organized by the University of Los Andes, Colombia, and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and gave a lecture on childhood and migration at the invitation of the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 14. On 23 June, the Special Rapporteur presented his annual report to the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/44/42), in which he addressed the issue of “pushbacks”. 15. On 24 June, he participated at a global round table on protection and solutions for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex and other (LGBTQI+) people in forced displacement, co-convened by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. 16. On 29 June, the Special Rapporteur spoke at a multi-stakeholder consultation in preparation for the African regional review of the Global Compact for Migration. 17. On 6 July, the Special Rapporteur spoke at a workshop organized by Cornell University, United States of America, and the non-governmental organization (NGO) Action Committee about advocacy strategies for promoting migrants’ rights. 18. On 7 July, the Special Rapporteur, along with OHCHR and Amnesty International, co-sponsored an event to launch his report about “pushbacks”. III. Impact of COVID-19 on the human rights of migrants A. Introduction 19. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide crisis. The full effects in terms of loss of human lives and impact in all spheres of live and society are still unaccounted for. It has particularly affected the health, social and economic fabric of societies, putting a strain on countries and response efforts. 3 __________________ 3 4/22 Globally, as at 1 July 2021, there had been 181,930,736 confirmed cases of COVID -19, including 3,945,832 deaths (see https://covid19.who.int/). In 2020, the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs was lost globally (see https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/ documents/briefingnote/wcms_767028.pdf). The International Monetary Foundation indicates that, while the recovery is under way, too many countries are falling behind and economic inequality is worsening (see https://www.imf.org/en/About/FAQ/imf-response-to-covid-19). 21-10577