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CIDSE’s engagement in the 6th Session of the UN Binding Treaty


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Concluding press release 30 October

As part of its commitment to advocate for human rights above corporate interests CIDSE is, like every year, closely following the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG), this year entering its 6th session, taking place from 26 to 30 October.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemics, the session is only partially physical at the UN “Palais des Nations” in Geneva and many stakeholders, including from the CIDSE network, are only connecting remotely.

Activities in Geneva by CIDSE members and partners:

Oral statements
– CIDSE general oral statement
– Joint oral statement on obligation to respect human rights in “Preamble & Statement of purpose” with CCFD-Terre Solidaire
– Joint oral statement on article 3 – Enforcing human rights globally – “Scope” with CCFD-Terre Solidaire
– Joint oral statement on articles 5, 6 and 7 with CAFOD and CINEP
– Joint oral statement on article 6 – Duty to prevent and mitigate human rights abuses – Prevention with CCFD-Terre Solidaire
– Joint oral statement on article 12 – Mutual Legal Assistance and International Judicial Cooperation with Franciscans International, FIAN, FIDH and ESCR-Net
– Joint oral statement on Article 14 – Trade with MISEREOR, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, DKA, Trócaire, Maryknoll Office of Global Concerns, Global Policy Forum, and Franciscans International

Side events
CAFOD (CIDSE’s member in England & Wales) has organised a virtual side event “Digging Deeper: Mining in Colombia and the urgent need for a UN Treaty” on Wednesday 28th October 2020, 2-3pm CET on the ongoing struggle to hold transnational corporations and other business enterprises to account for human rights abuses, environmental harm and corporate misconduct they cause, contribute to or are directly linked to in the global south. Watch here the introduction to the webinar from the UN Special Rapporteur about the case of El Cerrejon in Colombia and the recording of the event.

 

Check our special web page for more information about CIDSE’s engagement here.

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