6. Welcoming the UN Human Rights Council’s continuing engagement
with the business and human rights agenda, particularly through the
mandate of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on
Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business
Enterprises; the greater understanding and clarity about the
appropriate roles and responsibilities of States and business with
regard to human rights and the right of victims to access remedy
emanating from the “Protect, Respect, Remedy” Framework;
7. Welcoming the proposal by the Special Representative to develop
Guiding Principles for implementation of the “Protect, Respect,
Remedy” Framework;
8. Acknowledging that the responsible operation of business and effective
regulation can contribute to promoting respect, protection and
fulfilment of human rights and assist in channelling the benefits of
business toward this goal and that it is crucial that States create a
legal framework to appropriately and effectively regulate the activities
of business corporations;
9. Acknowledging the need for NHRIs to work collaboratively with
NGOs in implementing their mandate sharing knowledge and
expertise and welcoming the NGOs Plan of Action presented at the
NGO Forum of the 10th International Conference;
10. Reaffirming the importance of effective national institutions for the
promotion and protection of human rights, vested with competence to
promote and protect human rights and enjoying as broad a mandate as
possible, in line with the Principles relating to the status of national
institutions under UN General Assembly Resolution 48/134 20
December 1993 (Paris Principles);
11. Emphasising the important role national human rights institutions can
play in addressing corporate-related human rights challenges, both as
a body at the international level , at the regional level and individually at
the national level;
12. Welcoming the thematic areas discussed in the Regional Working
groups of the conference: Child labour, human trafficking, privatisation,
public procurement, safe and healthy environment, and endorsing the
recommendations made in the specific working groups
Hereby agree:
13. To follow up this Biennial Conference by
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