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enhancing access to remedy for victims of business-related human rights abuse, and to submit
a report thereon to the Human Rights Council at its fiftieth session;
13.
Welcomes the role of the Working Group in guiding the three-day annual
Forum on Business and Human Rights;
14.
Decides that the Working Group shall continue to guide the work of the Forum
on Business and Human Rights and to prepare its annual meetings, and invites the Working
Group to chair the Forum and to submit a report on the proceedings and thematic
recommendations of the Forum to the Human Rights Council for its consideration;
15.
Also 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 by the
Human Rights Council in its resolution 17/4, for a period of three years;
16.
Requests the Working Group, in accordance with its mandate, to continue to
give due consideration to the implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
17.
Encourages all States, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and
programmes, United Nations human rights bodies and mechanisms, and civil society actors,
including non-governmental organizations, as well as public and private businesses, within
their respective mandates, to cooperate fully with the Working Group in the fulfilment of its
mandate by, inter alia, responding to communications transmitted, as provided in paragraph
6 (b) of Human Rights Council resolution 17/4, to give due consideration to the issue of
business and human rights and, in the case of States, to reply favourably to requests for visits
by the Working Group;
18.
Invites international and regional organizations to seek the views of and
collaborate with 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;
19.
Encourages the Working Group, within its mandate, to continue its work on
the role of national human rights institutions in promoting business and human rights,
including by assisting them on their request;
20.
Requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide the
Working Group with all the resources and assistance necessary to fulfil its mandate
effectively, including its role in guiding the work of the Forum on Business and Human
Rights;
21.
Also requests the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner to provide the
Forum, in a transparent manner, with all the services and facilities necessary, bearing in mind
the growing participation in the Forum and paying particular attention to regional balance
and ensuring participation of affected individuals and communities;
22.
Decides to continue its consideration of this question in conformity with its
annual programme of work.
28th meeting
17 July 2020
[Adopted without a vote.]
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