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Interview with Lilián Galán, Uruguayan MP and GIN member, on the Binding Treaty
Uruguayan MP Lilián Galán spoke to one of the most popular radios from Uruguay, M24, asserting the importance of the BT process to countries form the Global South. Listen here to the full interview (in Spanish)
Sydney Mushanga, from the National Assembly of Zambia, at the UN: “The voices coming from Africa should resonate as much as any other”
Watch the video here (transcript) Thank you very much, Honourable Chairperson. Firstly, a big thank you to you for according me a chance to add a word to the subject currently under discussion. My name is Mushanga Sydney, a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Zambia, I’m here as a Member of the […]
Lilián Galán, from the Parliament of Uruguay, addresses the 8th session of the OEIGWG at the UN in Geneva
Watch the video here (transcript) Señor Presidente, Soy Lilian Galan, parlamentaria de Uruguay, y hablo aquí como miembro de la Red Global Interparlamentaria, el GIN, que engloba más de 200 parlamentarios de más de 20 paises. Nosotros seguimos comprometidos con la expansión de nuestra red por todos los continentes para garantizar la aprobación de un […]
UN 8th Session of the OEIGWG Side-Event “The UN Binding Treaty builds on: national and regional legislations regulating TNCs”
Watch the side event here Panel speakers: Lilián Galán Member of the Parliament of Uruguay Leticia Paranhos Friends of the Earth International Miguel Urbán Member of the European Parliament Sydney Mushanga Member of the National Assembly of Zambia Moderator: Brid Brennan Transnational Institute
At the UN, MEP Miguel Urbán evokes Salvador Allende’s UN speech to call for the regulation of transnational corporations
Watch the video here (transcription) Estamos en Naciones Unidas aquí en Ginebra y hemos venido justamente a reclamar un Tratado Vinculante para que las empresas multinacionales respeten los derechos humanos. Pero esto no es algo nuevo. Hace cincuenta años, justamente en este año se cumple cincuenta aniversarios de la Declaración de Salvador Allende ante Naciones […]