FIAN joins protests against attempt to derail UN corporate accountability negotiations
Global Civil Society alliance demands Ecuador upholds democratic spirit of longstanding negotiations to hold corporations accountable
In an urgent call for action, an international civil society alliance, including FIAN International, has voiced strong opposition to a recent decision by the Mission of Ecuador to the UN Geneva office that postpones what was to be the 10th session of negotiations for a legally binding instrument to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for their human rights violations.
The session, originally scheduled for 21-25 October 2024 in Geneva, has been unexpectedly rescheduled to late December, causing profound logistical and financial burdens on the attending civil society groups, communities affected by the activities of transnational corporations, social movements and trade unions.
According to the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity (Global Campaign), this is just the latest attempt by the chair of this UN process, the Mission of Ecuador, to disenfranchise civil society movements who have maintained a strong and decisive presence over the last nine years of negotiations.
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For more information contact Tom Sullivan: sullivan@fian.org
