On June 16th 2011, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by which it endorses a set of « Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights » and establishes a working group. “FIDH welcomes ...

Submitted by UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Business & Human Rights Today the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights, Professor ...

Principles for companies and governments that are seeking to uphold the respect for, protection of, and fulfillment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Respect human rights and avoid causing or ...

Greg Regaignon, Research Director of the Resource Centre, said: “The endorsement of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the UN Human Rights Council in 2011 confirmed ...

(Geneva) - The UN Human ... action to curtail business-related human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The council, on June 16, 2011, endorsed a set of "Guiding Principles on Business ...

In June 2011, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on transnational corporations and other business enterprises (SRSG), Prof. John Ruggie, will present his final report to the UN ...

On 7 July 2020, Minister of State Niels Annen will host a virtual conference to mark the start of an initiative to improve implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The recommendations include emphasizing the progress made and ongoing efforts to implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by states and companies in the Arab ...

On the 17th of June 2011, the Council of Human Rights of the United Nations adopted "the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights." This unanimous adoption is deservedly regarded as a major ...

It is appropriate that we gather today to discuss the UN guiding principles on business and human rights against the backdrop of International Human Rights Day. Around the world, people are ...

on Monday committed its members to implement the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Speaking at the UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, ICMM CE Tom ...