Third session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights
Oral Interventions: Instructions
During each panel segment and following the presentations by panellists, there will be time for discussion, during which States, specialized agencies, intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions, and non-governmental organizations will be allowed to intervene, in that order.
In order to speak, international organizations, IGOs, NHRIs, and NGOs are requested to put the name of their organization and speaker on the List of Speakers that will be available at the secretariat desk in Room XX during the session preceding the one they intend to speak at. As with the Human Rights Council, the order of the speakers will be prioritized based on when the request was made. Speaking slots will depend on the number of requests received and the time allocated under the Programme of Work (subject to adjustment due to time management).
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Please note:
- Only NGOs with ECOSOC consultative status may make an oral statement.
- To take the floor, NGO speakers should use the conference-table seats reserved for that purpose.
- In order to allow for the largest possible number of substantive contributions, participants will be kindly requested to limit their interventions to be as concise and succinct as possible. A time limit for each intervention may need to be imposed, at the discretion of the Chair, depending on the number of speakers for each panel.
- Abusive or disrespectful language or derogatory and inflammatory remarks by any participant will not be tolerated during the session. All participants should ensure that a sense of respect and tolerance permeates the discussion.
- All statements will be posted as received on OHCHR’s website following the conclusion of the session. If the statement delivered is substantially different from the document initially received by the secretariat or if you do not wish the statement to be published online, please inform the secretariat.
- In line with the OHCHR disability policy, oral interventions without written scripts cannot be shared on the website.
- Video message by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
- Statement by the President of the Human Rights Council, H.E. Joaquín Maza Martelli
- Statement by Peggy Hicks, Director, TSPREDD (OHCHR)
Adoption of the agenda and programme of work
International organizationsKeynote speakers
General statements
States
International organizations
- European Union
[Opening statement] - International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- International Organisation of Employers
- AWID
- Al-Haq
- CETIM
- CIDSE et al.
- FIAN International
- FoEI
- Verein Sudwind Entwicklungspolitik
- Tides
Debate : reflections on the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and other relevant international, regional and national frameworks
International organizations
Panel 1: General framework
Panellists
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- IOE
- Legal Resources Centre
- CIEL
- APWLD
- CIDSE et al.
- FIAN and SID
- Corporate Accountability International
- CETIM
Panel 2: Scope of application
Panellists
- Kinda Mohamedieh, South Centre
- Manoela Roland, Professor, Universidade Federale de Juiz de Fora
- Sigrun Skogli, Professor, University of Lancaster
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- FIDH (joint statement)
- FoEI
- IOE
- FIAN International
- IT for change
- Legal Resources Centre
- Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany et al.
- CETIM
Panel 3: General obligations
Panellists
- Olivier De Schutter, Professor, Université de Louvain
- David Bilchitz, Professor, University of Johannesburg and Director, South African Institute of Advances Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law
- Linda Kromjong, Secretary-General of the International Organization of Employers
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- CETIM
- CIDSE et al.
- CIEL
- FIDH
- FoEI
- FIAN and SID
- IOE
- Tebtebba
- WILPF (joint statement)
- Corporate Accountability International
Panel 4: Preventive measures
Panellists
- Ana María Suárez-Franco, FIAN International
- Baskut Tuncak, UN Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes
- Iván González, representative of the Confederación Sindical de Trabajadores de las Américas, CSA
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- CETIM
- CIDSE
- Corporate Accountability International
- FoEI
- ICEERS
- IOE
- FIAN and Franciscans International
- Legal Resources Centre
- FIDH
Panel 5: Legal liability
Panellists
- Richard Meeran, Partner, Leigh Day & Co.
- Humberto Cantú Rivera, Professor, Universita of Monterrey
- Carlos López, International Commission of Jurists
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
Panel 6: Access to justice
Panellists
- Richard Meeran, Partner, Leigh Day & Co.
- Surya Deva, Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Business and Human Rights
- Gilles Lhuilier, Professor, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) Rennes, France
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
- Social Service Agency of the Protestant Church in Germany
- Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund (joint statement)
- Al-Haq
- WILPF (joint statement)
- TNI
- TNI et al.
- Tebtebba
- IADL
- Conectas
- IOE
Panel 7: Jurisdiction
Panellists
States
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
Panel 8: International cooperation
Panellists
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
Panel 9: Mechanisms for promotion, implementation and monitoring
Panellists
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
Panel 10: General provisions
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status
Panel: The voices of the victims
Panellists
- Lorena di Giano. Red Latinoamericana por el Acceso a los Medicamentos
- Alfred de Zayas, United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order
- Mohamed Hakech, La Vía Campesina MENA region
- Hemantha Withanage, Friends of the Earth – CEJ
States
International organizations
Non-governmental organizations with ECOSOC consultative status