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16 Sep 2011

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Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights

[DOC] Summary of Proceedings of the Plenary of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights of an Extraordinary Plenary Session

Participants in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights...gathered in Ottawa, Ontario, for an Extraordinary Plenary Meeting on September 15-16, 2011. During the meeting, the Plenary took a number of key steps...[The] Plenary: • Adopted a set of Governance Rules for the initiative;... • Celebrated Switzerland’s admission as a full Participant Government; • Welcomed two new Participants, Inmet Mining and Partnership Africa Canada; • Identified host government outreach and in-country implementation as a priority and created a Host Government Outreach Working Group... In addition, the Plenary heard a report on progress made by Participants on the implementation of the Voluntary Principles in Iraq, as well as a presentation on the Government of Colombia’s efforts to promote the Voluntary Principles.