See also separate section on the Special Representative's consultations & workshops
Cooperation & meetings with UN & other international organizations
- Survey by the Special Representative of State Corporate Responsibility policies, Apr 2009:
- Announcement [PDF]
- Survey in English [PDF] / Encuesta en español [PDF] / Questionnaire en français [PDF]
- Statement to the UNCITRAL Commission (UN Commission on Intl. Trade Law) [PDF], 27 Jun 2008
- Presentation of the work of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Business and Human Rights to the 7th Inter-Committee meeting of the Human Rights Treaty Bodies - Background note [PDF], 24 Jun 2008
Explanatory note [DOC]
- Statement to UNCITRAL working group on arbitration & conciliation [PDF], 4-8 Feb 2008
- IFC and UN Cooperate on Study of Investment Contracts and Human Rights, 7 Aug 2007
Commentary: "Foreign investment – Soft hand of the law", Peter Davis, Ethical Corporation, 8 Oct 2007
- Report on "Meeting with UN Special Procedures" [PDF], Geneva, 19 Jun 2007
- Address to the sixth Inter-Committee Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies [PDF], Geneva, 19 Jun 2007
"Background paper for those attending the SRSG's address to the sixth Inter-Committee Meeting of the human rights treaty bodies" [PDF]
- G8 Summit expresses support for the work of the UN Special Representative on business & human rights (scroll to para. 84) [PDF], 7 Jun 2007
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General to meet with Treaty bodies [PDF], 5 Jun 2007
- Request for info. from UN Special Procedures [PDF], 1 May 2007
- Questionnaire for UN member states [DOC] May 2006
español: Cuestionario para los Estados Miembros de la ONU [DOC] mayo 2006
français: Questionnaire aux Etats membres de l'ONU [DOC] mai 2006
- [PDF] Addendum 3 to 2007 report to Human Rights Council, including summary of results of questionnaire for UN member states
Cooperation with national govts. & human rights institutions
- Submission by UN Special Representative Ruggie to Australian National Human Rights Consultation Committee [PDF], 9 Jun 2009
- Opening Statement to UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights [PDF], 3 Jun 2009
Other meetings, initiatives & announcements
- Announcement of two-day consultation to discuss ways to operationalise three-pillar framework for business & human rights developed by UN Special Representative - Geneva, 5-6 Oct 2009 [DOC]
- Note on meeting of the Leadership Group advising UN Special Representative John Ruggie - Salzburg, 15 Jun 2009 [PDF]
- EU Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights public hearing on business & human rights, with participation of John Ruggie - Brussels, 16 Apr 2009 [PDF]
- Leading corporate law firms advise UN Special Representative on business and human rights [PDF], Mar 2009 (initial announcement [DOC], Jan 2009)
John Ruggie preliminary template for Corporate Law Tools Project, May 2009 [PDF]
- Ruggie launches online resource "BASESwiki" on non-judicial mechanisms available to help companies & stakeholders resolve disputes [DOC], Dec 2008
- Ruggie announces global leadership group on business & human rights [PDF], 22 Sep 2008
- full bios of leadership group [PDF], 22 Sep 2008
- John Ruggie selected as Guggenheim Fellow 2008: Work will focus on “Governing multinationals: the case of human rights", 7 Apr 2008
- Announcement of joint project with Clean Clothes Campaign on governance of multi-stakeholder initiatives & implementation of supply chain codes [PDF], 1 Oct 2007
- Announcement of joint project with Global Witness on corporate-related abuses in conflict zones [PDF], 24 Sep 2007
- Andrea Shemberg joins Special Representative of the Secretary-General's team [PDF], 22 May 2007
- Español: Visita del Representante de la ONU para empresas y derechos humanos a Casanare (Colombia) para observar formación de militares en materia de derechos humanos, Colombia, 22 enero 2007
- Announcement regarding NGO consultation in London, 16 Jun 2006
- Announcement regarding NGO consultation in New York, 10 May 2006
- Announcement regarding initiative by International Organization of Employers [DOC] 21 Dec 2005
français: Annonce du Représentant spécial au sujet de l'Initiative de l'Organisation internationale des employeurs [DOC] 21 décembre 2005
