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Article

1 Jul 2010

Author:
UN Special Representative John Ruggie

[PDF] SRSG John Ruggie Remarks at Mid-Year Special Session Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights - U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.

This is my third or fourth VPs meeting...This time, there actually are good reasons for feeling optimistic...I’m also glad to see three new participating governments present today: Canada, Colombia and Switzerland...Just a few weeks ago, the [UN Human Rights] Council strongly supported the idea that my final product next June should be a set of Guiding Principles for the implementation of the Framework...The VPs address a critical subset of issues encompassed by the Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework...My most recent report to the Council addresses the particular challenges posed by and to business operations in difficult contexts, such as conflict affected areas...We know that the worst forms of corporate-related human rights abuse take place in conflict...I know from a series of informal dialogues with a group of states under my mandate that home and host states rarely cooperate around these issues...As I see it, there are four immediate challenges. [refers to BP]