Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: Special Representative Meetings Initiatives

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Main Content: UN Special Representative on business & human rights - Other meetings & initiatives

See also separate section on the Special Representative's consultations & workshops

Cooperation & meetings with UN & other international organizations

- [PDF] Statement to UNCITRAL (UN Commission on Intl. Trade Law) working group on arbitration & conciliation, 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
 

Other meetings, initiatives & announcements

- John Ruggie selected as Guggenheim Fellow 2008: Work will focus on “Governing multinationals: the case of human rights", 7 April 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 December 2005 

français: Annonce du Représentant spécial au sujet de l'Initiative de l'Organisation internationale des employeurs [DOC] 21 décembre 2005


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