Several members of the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) have been involved in discussions around a treaty on business and human rights, as introduced by UN Human Rights Council resolution 26/9.
While a number of meetings have taken place to discuss the process of elaborating such an instrument, the first convening of the open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises (IGWG) with respect to human rights was a significant landmark in the process. Only a small number of ACCA members were present at the first IGWG meeting, and the absence of civil society organisations (CSOs) from Africa in the process raises serious concerns for ACCA.
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