UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Working Group on Business and Human Rights Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Organization type	Working group
Abbreviation	WGHRBUS
management	Surya Deva
Founded	July 6, 2011
Headquarters	Palais des Nations, Geneva
Upper organization	UN Human Rights Council

The tasks of the working group for business and human rights include the implementation of the guidelines within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the management of the forum for business and human rights. This is a global platform to discuss developments and challenges in the implementation of the guiding principles, to promote dialogue and cooperation on business and human rights. The forum is open to states, companies and associations, civil society organizations, trade unions, academics, students, the media and all other relevant interest groups.

The UN mandate

The UN Human Rights Council created this position on July 6, 2011 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. The last extension of the mandate took place on July 14, 2017.

The members of the working group are not employees of the United Nations, but are given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the elected officials is crucial for the impartial performance of their duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.

The working group prepares thematic studies and develops guidelines for the improvement of human rights. She makes country visits and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. Its tasks also include checking notifications and making suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. It also carries out follow-up procedures in which it checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly .

Members of the working group

Surname	country	since
Mr. Surya Deva	India	2016
Ms. Elzbieta Karska	Poland	2018
Mr. Githu Muigai	Kenya	2018
Mr. Dante Pesce	Chile	2015
Ms. Anita Ramasastry	Uruguay	2016

See also

• UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• National Action Plan “Business and Human Rights” , Germany, since December 2016

literature

• Business and human rights: the north doesn't care. Child and forced labor, starvation wages, no right to strike ... , taz , October 27, 2017, by Andreas Zumach
• EU blocks UN agreement. Human rights have to wait , taz, September 21, 2018, by Andreas Zumach

Websites

• Website of the working group (French)
• Website of the Working Group (English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Creation and mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 17/4. UN Human Rights Council , July 6, 2011, accessed April 8, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 35/7. UN Human Rights Council , July 14, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
6. ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 . 
10. ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 . 
13. ^ Members of the working group. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .