On December 12th, 2024, at 3.00 pm CET (Brussels Time), CIDSE, Caritas Internationalis, Pax Christi International, and Trócaire are inviting you to a webinar:
Caring for our Common Home:
The Need for a Legally Binding Instrument for TNCs and Other Types of Business
The webinar included an opening statement by Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, alongside valuable insights from other experts and advocates working on corporate accountability.
Together we explored the urgent need for a legally binding instrument to ensure that Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and other businesses respect human rights and protect the environment. The event served as a precursor to the 10th session of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on TNCs and Human Rights which will take place at the UN in Geneva on December 16th – 20th 2024.
Watch the recording of the webinar here.
Programme:
- “Opening statement”, by Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Specialised Institutions in Geneva.
- “The right to say no in the struggle for corporate justice”, by Martha Inés Romero, Secretary General, Pax Christi International, and Diego Alejandro Garcia Pedraza, Latin America and Caribbean Programme Officer, Pax Christi International.
- “Struggles with mining enterprises”, with speakers from:
- Xinka Parliament, Guatemala.
- Diocese of Marbel, Caritas Philippines.
- Position paper “CIDSE and its Members’ contribution for the 10th session”, by Armin Paasch, Expert on Responsible Business and Human Rights, Misereor.
- Q&A.
- Conclusion.
