OHCHR | 2012 activities of the Working Group

2012 activities of the Working Group

Please note that all future dates are subject to confirmation and changes.

The below list is not exhaustive and includes:

Events organised/convoked by the Working Group
Statements, articles, interviews by the Working Group and Working Group members.
Events organised by others in which Working Group members participated and/or made formal presentations, to disseminate the Guiding Principles.

Date	Activities
6-7 December 2012	WG presentation at the launching conference of the CSR Conflict Management Center, Netherlands
3-5 December 2012	2012 Forum on Business and Human Rights, Switzerland
2 December 2012	Launch of draft WG report of pilot business study on implementation of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights Final report: A/HRC/23/32/Add.2
26-30 November 2012	3rd WG session, Switzerland Report on meetings and outcome of 3rd session (A/HRC/WG.12/3/1)
23 November 2012	WG presentation at ï¿½500 Days After Ruggieï¿½ conference, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
15-16 November 2012	WG participation at ï¿½Human Rights and the Financial Crisisï¿½ meeting, University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre, United Kingdom
14 November 2012	WG presentation at Workshop for UAE Business Leaders, Global Business Initiative, United Arab Emirates Workshop Report
13 November 2012	WG presentation at Oslo Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Norway
12-14 November 2012	World Economic Forumï¿½s Global Agenda Council Summit, United Arab Emirates
10 November 2012	WG presentation at Roundtable for ASEAN Business Leaders, Malaysia
3 November 2012	WG statement on protection of human rights of vulnerable groups affected by business activities
2 November 2012	WG press release, presentation GA report: ï¿½States and business enterprises should scale up efforts to reduce adverse business impacts on human rightsï¿½ WG report to the 67th General Assembly (A/67/285)
23-24 October 2012	WG presentation at workshop on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and other international instruments, FES-TUAC, Benin
14-17 October 2012	Child Rights and the Business Sector Seminar, International Institute for the Rights of the Child, Switzerland
14-16 October 2012	Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2012, United Nations ESCAP, Malaysia
8-17 October 2012	WG country visit to Mongolia WG press release: ï¿½Mongolia: Unclear responsibilities between government and business and weak enforcement threaten to leave human rights on the sidelines, says UN human rights expert groupï¿½ WG Statement at the end of visit to Mongolia WG Media advisory for Mongolia visit
7-10 October	WG participation at 52nd Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoplesï¿½ Rights, Ivory Coast WG press release
4 October 2012	WG presentation at the UK International Chamber of Commerce, United Kingdom
27 September 2012	International Singapore Compact CSR Summit 2012, Singapore
25-29 September 2012	Annual Meeting of Independent Accountability Mechanisms, Luxembourg
12 September 2012	European Commission Roundtable on human rights and SMEs, Belgium European Commission video featuring Alexandra Guaqueta
11 September 2012	Conference on Business, Human Rights, and Peace, Switzerland
10 September 2012	Seminar on Extractive Industries and Indigenous Peoples, Norway
28 August 2012	WG presentation at 2012 Africa Down Under Conference, Australia
24 August 2012	WG comments on draft revision of the Operational Guidelines of the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) of the International Finance Corporation
16-26 July 2012	Singapore Management Universityï¿½s Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, Singapore
10-12 July 2012	WG presentation at World Sustainable Agriculture Congress, Singapore
28 June 2012	WG press release: ï¿½Business must respect human rights for truly sustainable development ï¿½ UN expert body on Rio+20ï¿½
27 June 2012	Wilton Park Conference on Business and Human Rights, United Kingdom
21 June 2012	WG statement to the 20th session of the Human Rights Council, Switzerland Webcast Working Group 2012 report to Human Rights Council (A/HRC/20/29) Non official summary of interactive dialogue
11 June 2012	Nineteenth Annual Meeting of Special Rapporteurs, Representatives, Independent Experts and Chairs of Working Groups of the UN Human Rights Council, Switzerland
29 May 2012	WG presentation at ï¿½Frameworks for Change: The Tourism Industry and Human Rightsï¿½, United Kingdom
14 May 2012	Joint press release: ï¿½G-8 / EU: ï¿½A global financial transaction tax, a human rights imperative now more than everï¿½
8-11 May 2012	2nd WG session, Switzerland WG open consultation on 2012 Forum on Business and Human Rights Report on meetings and outcome of 2nd session (A/HRC/WG.12/2/1)
7-8 May 2012	WG presentation at Expert Conference ï¿½Business and Human Rights ï¿½ Principles to Practiceï¿½, Denmark
1 May 2012	WG briefing with officials from the Organization of American States and Inter-American Development Bank, United States of America
30 April 2012	WG presentation at U.S. State Department business dialogue, United States of America
31 March 2012	WG submission to public consultation on the Independent Governance and Oversight Mechanism of the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers
19 March 2012	Joint press release: ï¿½Rio+20: ï¿½No global goals without accountabilityï¿½ ï¿½ an open appeal from over 20 UN expertsï¿½
19 March 2012	Joint letter: ï¿½If Rio+20 is to deliver, accountability must be at its heartï¿½
19 March 2012	WG background note: ï¿½Rio+20 must be aligned with UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rightsï¿½
16-20 January 2012	1st WG session, Switzerland WG open consultation with stakeholders Submissions received by Working Group on mandate Working methods adopted by Working Group