A/HRC/41/2
V.
Human rights bodies and mechanisms
A.
Forum on Business and Human Rights
377. At the 23rd meeting, on 3 July 2019, the Chief of the Special Procedures Branch of
OHCHR, presented, on behalf of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and
transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the report of the Forum on
Business and Human Rights on its seventh session, held from 25 to 28 November 2018
(A/HRC/41/49).
B.
General debate on agenda item 5
378. At its 23rd meeting, on 3 July 2019, the Human Rights Council held a general
debate on agenda item 5, during which the following made statements:
(a)
Representatives of States Members of the Human Rights Council: Brazil,
Cameroon, China, Cuba, Denmark, Finland66 (on behalf of the European Union), India,
Iraq, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan (also on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation),
Saudi Arabia (on behalf of the Group of Arab States), Senegal, South Africa, Thailand67 (on
behalf of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Tunisia, Uruguay (also on behalf of
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa
Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco,
New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland,
Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
(b)
Representatives of observer States: Azerbaijan, Colombia, Ecuador, Iran
(Islamic Republic of), Ireland, Netherlands, Netherlands (also on behalf of Belgium and
Luxembourg), Norway, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation,
Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United Republic of Tanzania, Venezuela (Bolivarian
Republic of);
(c)
Observer for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related
organizations: UNDP;
(d)
Observer for an intergovernmental organization: Cooperation Council for the
Arab States of the Gulf;
(e)
Observers for non-governmental organizations: Action of Human Movement,
Africa culture internationale, African Green Foundation International, Al-Haq, Alsalam
Foundation, Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain, Amnesty
International (also on behalf of International Service for Human Rights), Asian Forum for
Human Rights and Development (also on behalf of Article 19: International Centre Against
Censorship, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Centro de Estudios Legales y
Sociales, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Commonwealth Human
Rights Initiative, Conectas Direitos Humanos, East and Horn of Africa Human Rights
Defenders Project, Human Rights Law Centre, International Commission of Jurists,
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66
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
Observer of the Human Rights Council speaking on behalf of Member and observer States.
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