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Article

30 May 2011

Author:
Professor John G. Ruggie, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Business and Human Rights

[PDF] Presentation of Report to United Nations Human Rights Council

In this, my final presentation as Special Representative, I am pleased to report that multilateralism works. Human Rights Council Special Procedures can make a significant difference even where discord and contention once prevailed. My mandate on business and human rights began in 2005 amidst divisive debates among stakeholders and little consensus among States. In contrast, just three years later this Council was unanimous in welcoming the “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework I had developed, and which stakeholder groups fully supported...The Framework addressed the “what” question: what do States and business enterprises need to do to ensure business respect for human rights. Today, at your request, you have before you a set of Guiding Principles that address the “how” question: how we move from concept to practical, positive results on the ground...The matter of how best to follow up on this mandate is in your good hands. [also refers to the OECD, IFC, Equator Principles, ISO26000]

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