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4 Dec 2013

Author:
Phil Bloomer, Executive Director, Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

[PDF] 2014 – ‘A time for Action’: Reflection on the 2nd UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Mary Robinson closed this year’s Annual Forum. She made a rousing plea for governments, business, and civil society to make 2014 the year for action and implementation on human rights, and climate change...In many ways that sentiment summed up the best of the conference. Over 1700 delegates came from every continent, many of them with a hunger to drive rapid action to make human rights a reality across the complex supply chains of globalised markets...Civil society from around the world brought an urgency to proceedings. They kept the debate honest by bringing the appalling reality of victims and the vulnerable into the debates...Some of the most insightful comments came from company delegates as they described the struggles they face inside their sectors, and their companies to put human rights alongside their fiduciary duty to shareholders...A number of companies spoke out for stronger state action to enforce laws and regulation to uphold human rights...The Forum was a success in bringing diverse and vocal actors from around the world to learn from each other’s experiences, and listen to other’s perspectives. [Refers to Barrick Gold, Nestlé, Telenor]

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