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Reports and other documents of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

Working Group reports to the Human Rights Council

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/48	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on "economic diplomacy" as a tool for States to promote corporate respect for human rights	E F R S A C
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/48	Executive Summary of the report: "economic diplomacy" as a tool for States to promote corporate respect for human right	E
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/48/Add.1	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Canada	E F R S A C
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/48/Add.2	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Peru	E F R S A C
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/48/Add.3	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the third regional consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean on public policy for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development"	S only
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32	Executive Summary of the report: "Small and medium-sized enterprises in the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights"	E only
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises in the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	E F R S A C
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32/Add.1	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to the Republic of Korea	E F R S A C
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32/Add.2	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Mexico	E F R S A C
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/33	Study of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on best practices and how to improve on the effectiveness of cross-border cooperation between States with respect to law enforcement on the issue of business and human rights	E F R S A C
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45	Executive Summary of the report: "Leading by example - The State, State-owned enterprises, and Human Rights"	E F R S A C E
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45/Add.1	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Brazil	E F R S A C
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45/Add.2	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the Asia Forum on Business and Human Rights	E
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45/Add.3	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on multi-stakeholder engagement across "Protect, Respect and Remedy" – Reflections from discussions at the 2015 annual United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights	E
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45/Add.4	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the "Regional consultation for Latin America and the Caribbean on public policy for the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the Framework of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development"	E
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/46	Summary of discussions of the Forum on Business and Human Rights - Note by the Secretariat	E F R S A C
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "improving policy coherence for inclusive and sustainable development"	E F R S A C
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan	E F R S A C
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28/Add.2	Addendum - Report on the First African Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights	E F R S A C
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28/Add.3	Addendum - Identifying emerging approaches and lessons learned in corporate respect for human rights: reflections from discussions held at the 2014 Forum on Business and Human Rights	E F R S A C
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28/Add.4	Addendum - Comments by the Republic of Azerbaijan on the report of the Working Group (visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan)	E
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Review of the strategic objectives, activities and outcomes of the first three years"	E F R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.1	Addendum - Uptake of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: practices and results from a survey of corporations	E R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.2	Addendum - Report of the Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights for Latin America and the Caribbean	E R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.3	Addendum - International Expert Workshop (Toronto): "Business Impacts and Non-judicial Access to Remedy: Emerging Global Experience	E F R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.4	Addendum - Visit to the United States of America	E R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.5	Addendum - Visit to Ghana	E R S C A
HRC	23rd	A/HRC/23/32	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
HRC	23rd	A/HRC/23/32/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to Mongolia	E F R S C A
HRC	23rd	A/HRC/23/32/Add.2	Addendum - Uptake of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: practices and results from pilot surveys of Governments and corporations	E F R S C A
HRC	20th	A/HRC/20/29	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A

Working Group reports to the General Assembly

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
GA	73rd	A/73/163	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Corporate human rights due diligence – emerging practices, challenges and ways forward"	E F R S C A
GA	73rd	A/73/163	Executive Summary of the report "Corporate human rights due diligence – emerging practices, challenges and ways forward"	E S
GA	72nd	A/72/162	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Access to effective remedies under the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework"	E F R S C A
GA	71st	A/71/291	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Addressing the human rights impacts of agro-industrial operations on indigenous and local communities: State duties and responsibilities of business enterprises"	E F R S C A
GA	70th	A/70/216	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Measuring the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights"	E F R S C A
		A/70/216	Executive Summary of the report "Measuring the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights"	E
GA	69th	A/69/263	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights"	E F R S C A
GA	68th	A/68/279	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Business-related impacts on the rights of indigenous peoples"	E F R S C A
GA	67th	A/67/285	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: "Developments in the embedding of the Guiding Principles into global governance frameworks"	E F S A C R

Working Group country visit reports

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Korea	E F R S C A
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/32/Add.2	Addendum - Visit to Mexico	E F R S C A
HRC	32nd	A/HRC/32/45/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to Brazil	E F R S C A
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/28/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan	E F R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.4	Addendum - Visit to the United States of America	E R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/25/Add.5	Addendum - Visit to Ghana	E R S C A
HRC	23rd	A/HRC/23/32/Add.1	Addendum - Visit to Mongolia	E F R S C A

Reports from the Working Group's sessions

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
WG	18th	A/HRC/WG.12/18/1	Outcome of the eighteenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	17th	A/HRC/WG.12/17/1	Outcome of the seventeenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	16th	A/HRC/WG.12/16/1	Outcome of the sixteenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	15th	A/HRC/WG.12/15/1	Outcome of the fifteenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	14th	A/HRC/WG.12/14/1	Outcome of the fourteenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	13th	A/HRC/WG.12/13/1	Outcome of the thirteenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	12th	A/HRC/WG.12/12/1	Outcome of the twelfth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	11th	A/HRC/WG.12/11/1	Outcome of the eleventh session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	10th	A/HRC/WG.12/10/1	Outcome of the tenth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	9th	A/HRC/WG.12/9/1	Outcome of the ninth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	8th	A/HRC/WG.12/8/1	Outcome of the eighth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	7th	A/HRC/WG.12/7/1	Outcome of the seventh session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E S C A
WG	6th	A/HRC/WG.12/6/1	Outcome of the sixth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
WG	5th	A/HRC/WG.12/5/1	Outcome of the fifth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E
WG	4th	A/HRC/WG.12/4/1	Outcome of the fourth session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
WG	3rd	A/HRC/WG.12/3/1	Outcome of the third session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, including revised methods of work	E F R S C A
WG	2nd	A/HRC/WG.12/2/1	Outcome of the second session of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A

Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
HRC	38th	A/HRC/38/49	Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the 2017 Forum on Business and Human Rights	E F R S A C
FBHR	5th	A/HRC/FBHR/2016/2	2016 Forum: Summary of discussions	E F R S A C
HRC	35th	A/HRC/35/34	Note by the secretariat	E F R S C A
FBHR	4th	A/HRC/FBHR/2015/2	2015 Forum report: Summary of discussions	E F R S C A
HRC	31st	A/HRC/32/46	Note by the secretariat	E F R S C A
FBHR	3rd	A/HRC/FBHR/2014/3	2014 Forum report: Summary of discussions	E F S R C A
HRC	29th	A/HRC/29/29	Note by the Secretariat	E F S R C A
FBHR	2nd	A/HRC/FBHR/2013/4	2013 Forum report: Summary of discussions	E
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/26	Note by the Secretariat	E F R S C A
FBHR	1st	A/HRC/FBHR/2012/4	2012 Forum report: Summary of discussions	E F S R C A
HRC	23rd	A/HRC/23/33	Note by the secretariat	E F R S C A

Reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/20	Report of the Secretary-General on the challenges, strategies and developments with regard to the implementation of the resolution 21/5 by the United Nations system, including programmes, funds and agencies	E F R S C A
HRC	26th	A/HRC/26/20/Add.1	Report of the Secretary-General on the challenges, strategies and developments with regard to the implementation of the resolution 21/5 by the United Nations system, including programmes, funds and agencies - Addendum 1 - Study on the feasibility of a global fund to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to implement the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	E
HRC	21st	A/HRC/21/21	Report of the SG on the contribution of the United Nations system as a whole to the advancement of the business and human rights agenda and the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	E F R S C A
HRC	21st	A/HRC/21/21/Corr.1	Corrigendum	E
HRC	14th	A/HRC/14/29	Report of the HC on her Office’s consultation on operationalizing the framework for business and human rights	E F R S C A
HRC	14th	A/HRC/14/29/Add.1	Addendum - Summary of proceedings of side events to the consultation of the OHCHR on operationalizing the framework for business and human rights	E F R S C A
GA	63rd	A/63/270	Note by the Secretary-General transmitting the report of his Special Representative on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/99	Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the outcome of the second annual sectoral consultation of senior company executives and experts	E F S A C R
CHR	62nd	E/CN.4/2006/92	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the sectoral consultation entitled "Human rights and the extractive industry", 10-11 November 2005	E F S A C R
CHR	61st	E/CN.4/2005/91	Report of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights on the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights	E F S A C R

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

Bodies	Session	Symbol number	Title	Language
HRC	17th	A/HRC/17/32	Report of the SRSG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises - Business and human rights in conflict-affected regions: challenges and options towards state responses	E
HRC	17th	A/HRC/17/31	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
HRC	17th	A/HRC/17/31/Add.1	Addendum - Piloting principles for effective company-stakeholder grievance mechanisms: A report of lessons learned	E S
HRC	17th	A/HRC/17/31/Add.2	Addendum - Human Rights and Corporate Law: Trends and Observations from a Cross-National Study conducted by the Special Representative	E F
HRC	17th	A/HRC/17/31/Add.3	Addendum - Principles for Responsible Contracts: Integrating the management of human rights risks into State-investor contract negotiations - Guidance for negotiatiors	E
GA	65th	A/65/310	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F S A C R
HRC	14th	A/HRC/14/27	Report of the SRSG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F R S C A
GA	64th	A/64/216	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F S A C R
HRC	11th	A/HRC/11/13	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, John Ruggie	E F S A C R
HRC	11th	A/HRC/11/13/Add.1	State obligations to provide access to remedy for human rights abuses by third parties, including business	E F A C R
HRC	8th	A/HRC/8/16	Clarifying the Concepts of "Sphere of influence" and "Complicity"	E F S C R
HRC	8th	A/HRC/8/5	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, John Ruggie	E F S A C R
HRC	8th	A/HRC/8/5/Add.1	Summary of five multi-stakeholder consultations	E F S A C R
HRC	8th	A/HRC/8/5/Add.2	Corporations and human rights: a survey of the scope and patterns of alleged corporate-related human rights abuse	E F S A C R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/35	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F S A C R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/35/Add. 1	State responsibilitites to regulate and adjudicate corporate activities undere the United nations core human rights treaties: an overview of treaty body commentaries	E F S A C R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/35/Add. 2	Corporate responsibility under international law and issues in extraterritorial regulation: summary of legal workshops	E F S A C R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/35/Add. 3	Human rights policies and management practices: results from questionnaire surveys of Governments and the Fortune Global 500 firms	E F S C A R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/35/Add. 4	Business recognition of human rights: Global patterns, regional and sectoral variations	E F S A C R
HRC	4th	A/HRC/4/74	Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Human rights impact assessments - resolving key methodological questions	E F S A C R
CHR	62nd	E/CN.4/2006/97	Interim report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises	E F S A C R