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Working Group reports to the Human Rights Council
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/40 | The coronavirus disease pandemic: lessons learned and moving forward – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/40/Add.1 | Sixth Regional Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean on Business and Human Rights Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/40/Add.2 (Advance unedited version) | Visit to Italy – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/40/Add.3 | Tenth anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: a roadmap for the next decade of business and human rights – raising the ambition, increasing the pace – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/40/Add.4 | Implementing the third pillar: lessons from transitional justice guidance by the Working Group – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 50th | A/HRC/50/41 | Tenth session of the Forum on Business and Human Rights – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/39 | Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at 10: taking stock of the first decade – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/39/Add.1 | Taking stock of investor implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/39/Add.2 | The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: guidance on ensuring respect for human rights defenders – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/39/Add.3 | Role of national human rights institutions in facilitating access to remedy for business-related human rights abuses – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/39/Add.4 (Español only) | Fifth Regional Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean on Business and Human Rights – Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 44th | A/HRC/44/43 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on connecting the business and human rights and the anti-corruption agendas |
| HRC | 44th | A/HRC/44/43/Add.4 | Fourth regional consultation on business and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on Gender dimensions of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Thailand |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43/Add.2 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its mission to Kenya |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43/Add.3 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on its visit to Thailand Comments by the State |
| HRC | 38th | 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 | |
| Executive Summary of the report: "economic diplomacy" as a tool for States to promote corporate respect for human right English | Français |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HRC | 32nd | A/HRC/32/45 | Report of the Working Group on "Leading by example - The State, State-owned enterprises, and Human Rights" Executive Summary of the report: "Leading by example - The State, State-owned enterprises, and Human Rights" English |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HRC | 32nd | A/HRC/32/45/Add.4 (Spanish only) |
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" |
| HRC | 32nd | A/HRC/32/46 | Summary of discussions of the Forum on Business and Human Rights - Note by the Secretariat |
| 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" |
| HRC | 29th | A/HRC/29/28/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| HRC | 29th | A/HRC/29/28/Add.2 | Addendum - Report on the First African Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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" |
| HRC | 26th | Addendum - Uptake of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: practices and results from a survey of corporations | |
| 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 |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/25/Add.3 | Addendum - International Expert Workshop (Toronto): "Business Impacts and Non-judicial Access to Remedy: Emerging Global Experience |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/25/Add.4 | Addendum - Visit to the United States of America |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/25/Add.5 | Addendum - Visit to Ghana |
| HRC | 23rd | A/HRC/23/32 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
| HRC | 23rd | A/HRC/23/32/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to Mongolia |
| 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 |
| HRC | 20th | A/HRC/20/29 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
Working Group reports to the General Assembly
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| GA | 77th | A/77/201 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Corporate influence in the political and regulatory sphere: Ensuring business practice in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights |
| Executive summary of the report: Corporate influence in the political and regulatory sphere: Ensuring business practice in line with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights English |
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| GA | 76th | A/76/238 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Human rights-compatible International Investment Agreements (IIAs) |
| GA | 75th | A/75/212 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Business, human rights and conflict-affected regions: towards heightened action |
| Executive summary of the report: Business, human rights and conflict-affected regions: towards heightened action English |
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| GA | 74th | A/74/198 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises: Policy coherence in government action to protect against business-related human rights abuses |
| Executive summary of the report: Policy coherence in government action to protect against business-related human rights abuses English | Français |
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| 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" |
| Executive Summary of the report "Corporate human rights due diligence emerging practices, challenges and ways forward" | |||
| 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" |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| Executive Summary of the report "Measuring the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights" English |
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| 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" |
| 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" |
| 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" |
Working Group country visit reports
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| HRC | 44th | A/HRC/44/43/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to Georgia |
| HRC | 44th | A/HRC/44/43/Add.2 | Addendum - Visit to Honduras |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to Thailand |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/43/Add.2 | Addendum - Visit to Kenya |
| HRC | 38th | A/HRC/38/48/Add.1 | Addendum Visit to Canada |
| HRC | 38th | A/HRC/38/48/Add.2 | Addendum Visit to Peru |
| HRC | 35th | A/HRC/35/32/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Korea |
| HRC | 35th | A/HRC/35/32/Add.2 | Addendum - Visit to Mexico |
| HRC | 32nd | A/HRC/32/45/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to Brazil |
| HRC | 29th | A/HRC/29/28/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/25/Add.4 | Addendum - Visit to the United States of America |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/25/Add.5 | Addendum - Visit to Ghana |
| HRC | 23rd | A/HRC/23/32/Add.1 | Addendum - Visit to Mongolia |
Reports from the Working Group's sessions
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| HRC | 47th | A/HRC/47/50 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the 2020 Forum on Business and Human Rights |
| HRC | 44th | A/HRC/44/56 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the 2019 Forum on Business and Human Rights |
| HRC | 41st | A/HRC/41/49 | Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises on the 2018 Forum on Business and Human Rights |
| 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 |
| FBHR | 5th | A/HRC/FBHR/2016/2 | 2016 Forum: Summary of discussions |
| HRC | 35th | A/HRC/35/34 | Note by the secretariat |
| FBHR | 4th | A/HRC/FBHR/2015/2 | 2015 Forum report: Summary of discussions |
| HRC | 31st | A/HRC/32/46 | Note by the secretariat |
| FBHR | 3rd | A/HRC/FBHR/2014/3 | 2014 Forum report: Summary of discussions |
| HRC | 29th | A/HRC/29/29 | Note by the Secretariat |
| FBHR | 2nd | A/HRC/FBHR/2013/4 | 2013 Forum report: Summary of discussions |
| HRC | 26th | A/HRC/26/26 | Note by the Secretariat |
| FBHR | 1st | A/HRC/FBHR/2012/4 | 2012 Forum report: Summary of discussions |
| HRC | 23rd | A/HRC/23/33 | Note by the secretariat |
Reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HRC | 21st | A/HRC/21/21/Corr.1 | Corrigendum |
| HRC | 14th | A/HRC/14/29 | Report of the HC on her Offices consultation on operationalizing the framework for business and human rights |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
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Bodies |
Session |
Symbol number |
Title |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HRC | 17th | A/HRC/17/31/Add.1 | Addendum - Piloting principles for effective company-stakeholder grievance mechanisms: A report of lessons learned |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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GA |
65th |
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
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| HRC | 14th | A/HRC/14/27 | Report of the SRSG on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
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GA |
64th |
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises |
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| HRC |
11th |
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, John Ruggie | |
| HRC | 11th | A/HRC/11/13/Add.1 | State obligations to provide access to remedy for human rights abuses by third parties, including business |
| HRC | 8th | A/HRC/8/16 | Clarifying the Concepts of "Sphere of influence" and "Complicity" |
| 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 |
| HRC | 8th | A/HRC/8/5/Add.1 | Summary of five multi-stakeholder consultations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| HRC | 4th | A/HRC/4/35/Add.2 | Corporate responsibility under international law and issues in extraterritorial regulation: summary of legal workshops |
| 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 |
| HRC | 4th | A/HRC/4/35/Add.4 | Business recognition of human rights: Global patterns, regional and sectoral variations |
| 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 |
| 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 |