On the 20th July 2018 the Presidency of the open-ended intergovernmental working group has published the draft 0 of the Binding Treaty, which will be discussed on the 4th session of the working group between the 15th and 20th October 2018. The Global Interparliamentary and Municipal Representatives’ Network welcomes the release of the document following […]
Municipalities are in direct contact with citizens and communities and have often witnessed and suffered the human rights abuses committed by transnational corporations and other business enterprises. They can and must be in the frontline of the elaboration of a binding instrument to stop their impunity. The process towards the Binding Treaty is undergoing a […]
After having expressed its support for the Binding Treaty in multiple occasions, the European Parliament is now ready to take a historical step forward: the approval of a Resolution stating its view on how the UN Binding Treaty can contribute to balance the unfair consequences of unregulated globalisation. The Resolution, which was approved on the […]
We welcome the election of Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa as President of the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. We consider this as a recognition of the Ms. Espinosa’s achievements during her career including, of course, her key role as first Chair-Rapporteur of the OEIGWG. We would like to take this occasion to underline that Ms. […]
As the moment in which the legally binding instrument draft will be circulated approaches, and the very much expected fourth session of the Working Group comes closer, the European Parliament has stated once more it’s support for this process. Indeed, in the last plenary session of the Parliament, the report of the Common Commercial Policy of […]