Zainudin, Yayasan Chow Kit Co-Founder and Vice President of Voice of the Children, shared the harrowing difficulties of parents and marginalised children, mainly stateless, refugee and migrant children during the pandemic. She emphasised the importance of building alternatives to detention for children and stressed the need to reform policies and legislations in Malaysia to leave no child behind. Dr. Lo Ying-Ru, Head of Mission and WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, discussed the UN and WHO’s role in responding to the pandemic. She touched on how human rights principles can support public health priorities in COVID-19 and access to vaccines, medicines, and treatment. She was confident of Malaysia’s capacity to deliver and administer the COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Asiah Ayob, Deputy Director, Disease Control Division (Surveillance) in MOH, delivered a speech on behalf of Dato’ Dr. Chong Chee Kheong, Deputy Director General of Health (Public Health). While drawing attention to the serious challenge of combatting fake news, she also shared how MOH was working with the NSC and other stakeholders to manage the pandemic without discrimination, prejudice or stigma. Session 2 continued the conversation by discussing the topic “Recover Better, Rebuild Together”, moderated by SUHAKAM’s Children’s Commissioner Prof. Dato’ Noor Aziah Mohd. Awal. Mr. Kolony Anak Gunting, Deputy Undersecretary, Policy & Strategic Planning Division, of Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) began by presenting the challenges the government faced because of the MCO. Ms. Shivani Verma, Human Rights Officer at OHCHR Southeast Asia Regional Office, followed by highlighting these two lessons: the profound value of a human rights-based approach rooted in non-discrimination, inclusion and participation. She presented an existing vaccine to hunger, poverty and inequality, and possibly climate change and other ills faced by humanity – Human Rights. Only when this vaccine is accepted can lessons from this pandemic be fully understood and applied in the future. Allison Low, who is Protem Petaling Jaya Child Council (PPJCC) president and president of the Child Consultative Council under OCC in SUHAKAM, shared that children are increasingly stressed from online education. Noting the many dangers lurking online, she called for better communication between children and parents. 64 ANNUAL REPORT 2020