Statements and Petitions

WIDE+ and other women’s rights networks promoting push for human rights at 3rd Conference on Financing for Development

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 15, 2015July 5, 2017in Gender and Development, Gender justice in Europe, Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

WIDE+ as a member of The Women’s Working Group on Financing for Development (WWG on FfD) is taking part in the activities during the International Conference on Financing for Development that closes on 16 July in Addis Ababa. The formal…

WIDE+ joins collective demand for a UN binding Treaty on Transnational Companies

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 10, 2015July 5, 2017in News, Statements and Petitions1 Comment

The UNHRC Inter-governmental Working Group (IGWG) has been given a mandate by UN members to develop a UN binding Treaty on TransNational Companies (TNCs) and Human Rights. The IGWG has had its first working session between 6-10 July in Geneva, Switzerland.…

WIDE+ joins global statement: not to the Post-2015 Development Agenda becoming a new vehicle for privatization

Posted by wideplusnetworkon July 5, 2015July 5, 2017in Gender and Development, Statements and PetitionsLeave a comment

26 June, 2015 Transnational companies are not accountable to binding treaties for their role in human rights abuses, while some private sector actors are responsible for a range of systemic human rights abuses. At the same time the push for…