A/HRC/26/20 22. The Global Compact, which is the main platform of the United Nations for engaging the business sector, has undertaken significant capacity-building activities through webinars, outreach with local networks and the creation of tools. In 2013, the Global Compact, in collaboration with OHCHR, revised their joint business learning tool on human rights to align it with the Guiding Principles. The Global Compact has continued to expand and build on its Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum, which is designed to stimulate discussion about how to manage challenging human issues to respect and support human rights.9 In collaboration with other agencies, it has also continued to put together guidance for business enterprises on specific aspects of human rights, including human rights of women, children, and indigenous peoples. 23. The Global Compact local networks provide a platform for direct engagement with the business sector. Through the local networks, the Global Compact has supported the capacity-building of local business enterprises and other stakeholders. 24. Other United Nations entities are also undertaking significant capacity-building efforts related to their specific mandates. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Finance Initiative provides guidance to business enterprises in the financial sector on their social and environmental responsibilities, including on human rights. The Principles for Responsible Investment also provides a platform for building the capacity of business enterprises in the financial sector. 25. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has developed tools and worked on capacity-building for States and business enterprises in the area of respecting and supporting children’s rights. In 2013, UNICEF piloted a project with 45 companies and 22 consultancies to review and begin implementing the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, which in important respects are aligned with the Guiding Principles; it also held workshops on children’s rights and business with more than 50 transnational enterprises and 30 international consultancies. UNICEF has also worked to build capacity internally, having trained more than 300 staff members globally in corporate social responsibility. The designated Corporate Social Responsibility Unit works to raise the profile of children’s rights and business at headquarters level and to support national committees and county offices in related activities and engagements. 26. However, despite these and other significant activities to build capacity within and outside the United Nations system, it is clear that the scale of the efforts made and resources available are still insufficient to meet the challenge of implementing the Guiding Principles globally. To that end, the possibility of establishing a global fund for enhancing the capacity of stakeholders to implement the Guiding Principles is discussed below. VI. Integrating the Guiding Principles: specific areas of work within the United Nations A. Human rights system 27. OHCHR can play a central role in the implementation of the business and human rights agenda and taking appropriate action to support the embedding and integration of the Guiding Principles into relevant focus areas of the United Nations system coordinating mechanisms (A/HRC/21/21 and Corr.1, para. 31). OHCHR also has a key role in promoting a coherent and consistent understanding of the Guiding Principles through its engagement 9 For more information on the forum, see http://human-rights.unglobalcompact.org/. 7

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