BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: Five members appointed for UN Working Group

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Summary: The five members of the new UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights have been finalised.

The five members of the new UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, formed after the Human Rights Council endorsed a new set of Guiding Principles, have been finalised further to a series of interviews. The members will be officially announced this week at the 18th Session.

Further details of the appointments and the next steps of the Working Group will be published as soon as they become available.

Further Information

pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/President's list of SPs to be appointed at HRC18.pdf

Issues: 
Children and the media
Gender and girls
Minority or indigenous children
Children with disabilities
Emergency relief
Refugee and unaccompanied children
Children living with HIV/AIDS
Children working and living on the street
Environment and habitat
Attachment Link: 
http://www.crin.org/docs/President's list of SPs to be appointed at HRC18.pdf
Tags: 
Individual cases of violations
Link : 
http://www.crin.org/docs/President's%20list%20of%20SPs%20to%20be%20appointed%20at%20HRC18.pdf

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