A/HRC/44/2
V. Human rights bodies and mechanisms
A.
Forum on Business and Human Rights
341. At the 24th meeting, on 15 July 2020, the Chair of the Working Group on the issue
of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, Anita
Ramasastry, presented the report of the Forum on Business and Human Rights on its eighth
session, held from 25 to 27 November 2019 (A/HRC/44/56) (by video message).
B.
Consideration of and action on draft proposals
The Social Forum
342. At the 29th meeting, on 17 July 2020, the representative of Cuba introduced draft
resolution A/HRC/44/L.16, sponsored by Cuba, and co-sponsored by Argentina,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Chile, China, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, the
Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) and the State of
Palestine. Subsequently, Algeria, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Botswana, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,
Mexico, Namibia, Pakistan, Panama, Portugal, Sri Lanka and Yemen joined the sponsors.
343. At the same meeting, the Human Rights Council adopted the draft resolution
without a vote (resolution 44/22).
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