A/HRC/21/21 III. Convergence of international standards and processes 12. The unanimous endorsement of the Guiding Principles by the Human Rights Council and the broad support that they have received from all stakeholders have made them an authoritative and broadly accepted basis, both inside and outside the remit of the United Nations, for moving the business and human rights agenda to a new stage, focused on ensuring effective implementation. 13. Global standards and initiatives on business and human rights are already converging around the Guiding Principles. The corporate responsibility to respect human rights as set out in the Guiding Principles has been incorporated into efforts involving United Nations system entities, such as the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security of the Committee on World Food Security, and the revised Sustainability Framework of the International Finance Corporation. 14. The Global Compact, the platform of the United Nations for engaging the business sector, including in support of human rights, has stated that the Guiding Principles elaborate on the component of the Compact’s principle focused on business respect for human rights. In 2012, the Global Compact, together with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Save the Children, launched the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, which build on the Guiding Principles to provide guidance for businesses on respecting and supporting children’s rights in their operations. 15. Outside the United Nations, various core elements of the Guiding Principles have been included in such key standards as the updated Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and social responsibility standard ISO 26000 of the International Standardization Organization. 16. Efforts to promote the dissemination and implementation of the Guiding Principles are taking form across stakeholder groups, including at the level of regional organizations and Member States, and by the business sector, national human rights institutions and civil society.5 IV. Activities of the United Nations relevant to business and human rights 17. The activities of the United Nations relevant to the business and human rights agenda have, to a large extent, been centred on normative development and advocacy. Other efforts have revolved around providing stakeholders with support and, to a lesser extent, promoting dialogue. A. Standard setting and advocacy 18. OHCHR provided substantive support to the process of developing the Guiding Principles. It continues to support and collaborate with the Working Group and other parts of the international human rights system, as well as engaging with other institutions and initiatives to promote the Guiding Principles. The High Commissioner has also, on several occasions, called on the business community to integrate respect for human rights in 5 A/HRC/20/29, paras. 22-40. 5