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20 Apr 2005

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UN Commission on Human Rights

Commission requests Secretary-General to appoint special representative on transnational corporations [scroll half-way down to paragraph starting: "In a resolution (E/CN.4/2005/L.87) on human rights and transnational corporations and other business.

In a resolution...on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises...the Commission requested the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises...In favour (49): Argentina, Armenia, Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. Against (3): Australia, South Africa and United States. Abstention (1): Burkina Faso.

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