OHCHR | 2014 activities of the Working Group

2014 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
3 July 2014	Statement on the 26th session of the Human Rights Council
13 June 2014	Working Group introductory remarks at HRC26 side event on "how to effectively integrate a gender perspective in implementing the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rightsï¿½
13 June 2014	Working Group introductory remarks at HRC26 side event on "the role of human rights defenders in promoting corporate responsibility"
11 June 2014	Statement of the Working Group to the 26th Session of the Human Rights Council
6 June 2014	Statement on the implications of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the context of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
3 April 2014	Working Group participation at an event to mark IPIECA's 40th anniversary and Conference report
26 March 2014	Working Group speech at the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Right annual plenary
27-29 March 2014	WG presentation at Globalisation and Transnational Human Rights Obligations Final Conference: Beyond State Obligations in International Human Rights Law, Finland
17 March 2014	Working Group statement at an ICAR/DIHR Latin America dialogue on national implementation of business and human rights frameworks
17 March 2014	WG blog post on the opportunities and challenges of business and human rights indicators
12 March 2014	WG statement during a workshop entitled "Human Rights and Transnational Corporations: Paving the way for a legally binding instrument"
12 March 2014	Working Group brief on its work on individual cases of alleged human rights violations and abuses
27 February 2014	Working Group position on the matter of a UN-linked global fund on business and human rights
20 February 2014	Working Group speech on at its Open Consultation on the strategic elements of National Action Plans
16 January 2014	WG public statement at Coalition of Immokalee Workers event in which WalMart joined its groundbreaking Fair Food Program

Working Group

Working methods

Reports

Communications procedure

Events, statements and dissemination activities

UN Forum on BHR

Regional Forums

Issues in focus

Mandatory human rights due diligence (mHRDD)

The UNGPS 10+ Project: Financial sector tracks

Connecting the business and human rights and anti-corruption agendas

UN Guiding Principles at 10

The State as an economic actor

State national action plans (NAPs)

Human rights defenders and civic space

Sustainable Development Goals

Gender lens to the UNGPs

Corporate human rights due diligence

International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Human Rights

Access to Remedy

Conflict and post-conflict

Climate Change and the UNGPs

See also

Business and Human Rights overview

International standards

Resolutions and decisions

OHCHR Accountability and Remedy Project

OHCHR statements

Feature stories

OEIWG on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights [Treaty process]

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Joint Project on Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean