Second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights

Political and regional groups

• Written contribution by the European Union

States

• Written contribution by Cuba

International Organizations

• Written contribution by International Labour Organization

Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status

• Joint Written contribution by Asia-Pacific CSO Unity Statement
• Joint Written contribution from Brazilian CSOs, submitted by the Institute for Policy Studies/Transnational Institute
  English | Portuguese
• Written contributions by The Global Campaign
  • 1) Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM) and Friends of the Earth International on theme 1 : Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and human rights obligations
    English | French | Spanish
  • 2) Institute for Policy Studies/Transnational Institute and FIAN International on theme 2 : Accountability of TNCs for impairment of Human Rights: The Extraterritoriality Aspect
    English | French | Spanish
  • 3) Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM) and Friends of the Earth International on theme 3 : The International Tribunal to control Transnational Corporations (TNCs) on human rights
    English | French | Spanish
  • 4) Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM) and Friends of the Earth International on theme 4 : Responsible solidarity and shared liability of Transnational Corporations (TNCs) with their executives and their value chain (subsidiaries, suppliers, licensees and subcontractors)
    English | French | Spanish
  • 5) Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM) and Friends of the Earth International
    - on theme 5 a) : Obligations of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), Regional Banks and other financial instruments
    English | French | Spanish
    - on theme 5 b): State Obligations regarding the Trade and Investment regime
    English | French | Spanish
  • 6) Europe-Third World Centre (CETIM) and Friends of the Earth International on theme 6 : The rights of the affected people towards Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and States
    English | French | Spanish
• Written contributions by ESCR-Net
  1-2-3-4
• Joint contribution by CIDSE, Brot für die Welt and IBFAN-GIFA
• Written contribution by Corporate Accountability International
• Joint contributions by FIAN International, Franciscans International, CCFD-Terre Solidaire, the Colombian Commission of Jurists, La Plataforma Internacional Contra la Impunidad and Society for International Development
  1-2-3-4-5
• Written contribution by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)
• Joint contributions by the International Organization of Employers, the International Chamber of Commerce, BIAC and World Business Council for Sustainable Development
  1-2
• Written contributions by Friends of the Earth International
  1-2-3
• Written contributions by Homa - Human Rights and Business Centre
  1-2-3
• Written contributions by International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
  1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10
• Written contribution by the Indian Law Resource Center 
• Joint contribution by Infid, International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development, on behalf of the Indonesia Focal Point for Legally Binding Treaty
• Joint contribution by the Institute for Policy Studies/Transnational Institute  with the Organizations of the Latin American Network for Access to Medicines (RedLam): Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA), Brazil; Grupo Efecto Positivo (GEP), Argentina; Fundación IFARMA, Colombia; Acción Internacional para la Salud, Peru 

Other relevant stakeholders

• Written contribution by The International Corporate Accountability Roundtable (ICAR)
• Written contributions by ANDHES - Abogados y Abogadas del Noroeste Argentino en Derechos Humanos y Estudios Sociales 1, 2
• Written contribution by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
• Written contribution by The Institute of Employment Rights
• Written contribution by GUARDS (Global Union Against Radiation Deployment from Space)
• Written contribution by the  Legal Resources Centre 
• Written contribution by Claire Methven O’Brien, LLM PhD, in her personal capacity
• Written contribution by Harris Gleckman, Director, Benchmark Environmental Consulting
• Written contribution by Jessica Eichler, LLM, PhD candidate University of Essex
• Written contribution by Justine Nolan, Associate Professor & Associate Dean (Academic) Deputy Director, Australian Human Rights Centre, Faculty of Law, UNSW Australia
• Written contributions by Leigh Day (Law Firm) : 1, 2, 3, 4
• Written contribution by Jernej Letnar Černič, Associate Professor of Human Rights Law, Graduate School of Government and European Studies, Slovenia
• Written contribution by Ryan J. Turner, BA (Hons) LL.B (Hons) (ANU) LL.M (Cantab)
  Trinity College, University of Cambridge
• Written contribution by Professor Surya Deva, School of Law, City University of Hong Kong
• Written contribution by the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law
• Written contribution by IRISS-CNR, Institute on Research on Innovation and on Services for Development
• Written contribution by Colleen J. Brisport, individual Business and Human Rights Free-Lance Consultant

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*** Submissions from other stakeholders will be posted in due course.

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Opening Statements: Oral Statements and Panel Presentations

• General Comments
• Panel I
• Panel II subtheme 1
• Panel II subtheme 2
• Panel III subtheme 1
• Panel III subtheme 2
• Panel IV
• Panel V
• Panel V subtheme 1
• Panel V subtheme 2
• Panel VI
• Closing Remarks

Side events will only take place from 13h00 to 15h00 each day.

NGOs are requested to provide the Secretariat of the OEIWG with a complete list of guests and expert speakers at least 48 hours prior to the day of the meeting. Accordingly, for those not already accredited to attend the main OEIW session, “Parallel Event” badges will be issued on the day of the scheduled event, at the “Pregny Gate” security entrance, upon presentation of a valid identification paper.

Please be advised that the Secretariat does not provide interpretation for NGO parallel events. NGOs may bring their own interpreters, if they so wish, and inform the Secretariat of the OEIWG accordingly ahead of time. The use of cameras/videos during parallel events is not encouraged. Only journalists and camera-people accredited on a yearly basis with UNOG are allowed to use camera and video equipment.

NGO side-events

• Side-events table
• Palais des Nations map, including side-events rooms (XXIII, XVII, XXIV)

Side-events concept notes and flyers

• Corporate Influence and Accountability in the UN Current Trends in the Governance of Business & Human Rights, Global Health, Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
• The process towards a treaty on business and human rights: a roundtable multistakeholder discussion
• Who Is The Treaty For ? CSOs from Africa, Asia and Latin America debate their priorities for the treaty, together with Ecuador and other states
• Concrete proposals of the Global Campaign for the UN treaty on TNCs and human rights. First Part: Focus on TNCs obligations, Responsible solidarity of TNCs in the supply chain and the International Court on TNCs and human rights
• Concrete proposals of the Global Campaign for the UN treaty on TNCs and human rights Second Part: Focus on Architecture of impunity- IFIs, Trade & Investment Agreements, Extra-Territorial Obligations (ETOs) and the rights of affected Communities
• Exploring the Content of Proposed Business and Human Rights Treaty : Academic reflections