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4.
Welcomes the efforts of the Working Group to build a database of national
action plans and other relevant data on global progress in the implementation of the
Guiding Principles, and in this regard encourages States to submit information on their
national action plans and other relevant initiatives, with annual reports on the
implementation of such commitments, and invites all relevant stakeholders to submit
relevant information to the Working Group;
5.
Also welcomes the efforts of the Working Group to develop guidance for the
development and implementation of effective national action plans, including with regard
to access to both judicial and non-judicial remedy, and encourages all States and other
stakeholders to engage with the Working Group in developing such guidance;
6.
Encourages the Working Group to identify and promote best practices in the
national implementation of the Guiding Principles, and to reflect its findings, including in
global progress on the implementation of the Guiding Principles, in its annual reports to the
Human Rights Council;
7.
Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to
continue work to facilitate the sharing and exploration of the full range of legal options and
practical measures to improve access to remedy for victims of business-related human
rights abuses, in collaboration with the Working Group, to organize consultations with
experts, States and other relevant stakeholders to facilitate mutual understanding and
greater consensus among different views, and to publish a progress report thereon before
the twenty-ninth session of the Human Rights Council, and the final report to be considered
by the Council at its thirty-second session;
8.
Welcomes the role of the Working Group in guiding the first two annual
Forums on Business and Human Rights, encourages all stakeholders to continue to attend
the Forum, and decides that the two-day Forum should continue to be held on an annual
basis, with the addition of one meeting day to allow for the preparation and sharing of new
tools and experience;
9.
Invites the Working Group to include as an item of the agenda of the Forum
on Business and Human Rights, among others, the issue of access to remedy, judicial and
non-judicial, for victims of business-related human rights abuses, in order to foster mutual
understanding and greater consensus among different viewpoints;
10.
Decides to extend the mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human
rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises as set out in Human
Rights Council resolution 17/4 for a period of three years;
11.
Encourages all States, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, treaty bodies and civil society actors, including non-governmental
organizations, as well as public and private businesses to cooperate fully with the Working
Group in the fulfilment of its mandate by, inter alia, responding to communications
transmitted, and for States to reply favourably to requests for visits by the Working Group;
12.
Invites international and regional organizations to seek the views of the
Working Group when formulating or developing relevant policies and instruments, and
invites the Working Group to continue to collaborate closely with relevant United Nations
bodies, including the treaty bodies and the special procedures;
13.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide all the
resources and assistance necessary for the Working Group to fulfil its mandate effectively,
including for developing guidance for the implementation of the Guiding Principles and the
organization of the Forum in a sustainable manner;
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