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So we have great expectations that this seminar will give firm support to the work ahead of you.
So we have great expectations that this seminar will give firm support to the work ahead of you.
Just a few introductory remarks before I pass over to John and then to my colleague from South Africa.
Just a few introductory remarks before I pass over to John and then to my colleague from South Africa.
Just think of all the sharp divisions we had on this topic a few years ago.
Just think of all the sharp divisions we had on this topic a few years ago.
Between states and civil society, between states and the business sector, between one state and another.
Between states and civil society, between states and the business sector, between one state and another.
And many societies and governments have been unprepared for dealing with strong transnational corporations and the effects of globalisation.
And many societies and governments have been unprepared for dealing with strong transnational corporations and the effects of globalisation.
We have seen unchecked forces working against each other.
We have seen unchecked forces working against each other.
The media has brought us pictures of children working in damp factories, women fleeing from the threat of rape in their mineral-rich countries, and men marching in protest against violations of labour rights.
The media has brought us pictures of children working in damp factories, women fleeing from the threat of rape in their mineral-rich countries, and men marching in protest against violations of labour rights.
These challenges have not gone, but we are starting to deal with them – through extensive research efforts, pilot projects and consultations involving more than 40 countries.
These challenges have not gone, but we are starting to deal with them – through extensive research efforts, pilot projects and consultations involving more than 40 countries.
Professor Ruggie has managed to find a reasonable common denominator, and not the lowest one, for bridging this governance gap.
Professor Ruggie has managed to find a reasonable common denominator, and not the lowest one, for bridging this governance gap.
So the UN framework “Protect, Respect, Remedy” and the forthcoming guiding principles, which we are now focusing on, represent one of the first steps of what I believe will be a long march.
So the UN framework “Protect, Respect, Remedy” and the forthcoming guiding principles, which we are now focusing on, represent one of the first steps of what I believe will be a long march.
The framework is already having an impact in a number of multinational forums, including the UN Security Council, the OECD, the Voluntary Principles and the international financial institutions.
The framework is already having an impact in a number of multinational forums, including the UN Security Council, the OECD, the Voluntary Principles and the international financial institutions.
And what we see, and welcome, is that businesses are already taking action and some faster than governments.
And what we see, and welcome, is that businesses are already taking action and some faster than governments.
And it’s good that business are being challenged from that side.
And it’s good that business are being challenged from that side.
It shows that the UN can be innovative, even in relation to highly complex and sensitive public–private issues.
It shows that the UN can be innovative, even in relation to highly complex and sensitive public–private issues.
We will build on that positive momentum.
We will build on that positive momentum.
Many of us want to go further, but at the same time we are told that we need to take one step at a time.
Many of us want to go further, but at the same time we are told that we need to take one step at a time.
If we aim to achieve a perfect solution too quickly, we could risk ending up with nothing, and even losing what we have achieved so far.
If we aim to achieve a perfect solution too quickly, we could risk ending up with nothing, and even losing what we have achieved so far.
So what we have to do is to secure and deepen the consensus in the Human Rights Council, step by step, in support of the SRSG and his work, and implement piece by piece existing recommendations before we embark on the next shift.
So what we have to do is to secure and deepen the consensus in the Human Rights Council, step by step, in support of the SRSG and his work, and implement piece by piece existing recommendations before we embark on the next shift.
Together, we should all do our utmost to consolidate the UN framework and the guiding principles at the Human Rights Council this coming spring.
Together, we should all do our utmost to consolidate the UN framework and the guiding principles at the Human Rights Council this coming spring.
So I think the Professor, supported by us, knows that he has a challenge ahead of him.
So I think the Professor, supported by us, knows that he has a challenge ahead of him.
Equally important – let me finish on this – we need to consolidate these principles at home.
Equally important – let me finish on this – we need to consolidate these principles at home.
For each and every one of us, businesses and states alike, this will be our main challenge.
For each and every one of us, businesses and states alike, this will be our main challenge.
The business and human rights agenda concerns us as both home and as host states for businesses, and as UN member states.
The business and human rights agenda concerns us as both home and as host states for businesses, and as UN member states.
So when we adopt and implement these principles, engage with the business sector and are clear about our expectations, we can create a conducive environment for taking this whole effort forward.
So when we adopt and implement these principles, engage with the business sector and are clear about our expectations, we can create a conducive environment for taking this whole effort forward.
We now have a financial crisis, which – for some – serves as an excuse for not addressing these issues, but we have also seen that those who do take these principles seriously are not losers in the market.
We now have a financial crisis, which – for some – serves as an excuse for not addressing these issues, but we have also seen that those who do take these principles seriously are not losers in the market.
They are innovative companies who are moving forward and really demonstrating leadership.
They are innovative companies who are moving forward and really demonstrating leadership.
The people gathered in this room represent different interests.
The people gathered in this room represent different interests.
I think that’s the way we need to work these days, not just bringing together the like-minded, but actors with different backgrounds.
I think that’s the way we need to work these days, not just bringing together the like-minded, but actors with different backgrounds.
Governments are also owners and regulators.
Governments are also owners and regulators.
Companies bring resources, dynamism and the ability to make a real difference on the ground.
Companies bring resources, dynamism and the ability to make a real difference on the ground.
And civil society must also be included.
And civil society must also be included.
So with these words, I hand over the floor to the SRSG, Professor Ruggie.
So with these words, I hand over the floor to the SRSG, Professor Ruggie.
I thank you for your lasting efforts on this, and simply reiterate that we will follow and support your work actively in the coming months.
I thank you for your lasting efforts on this, and simply reiterate that we will follow and support your work actively in the coming months.
Further remarks by Mr Støre:
Further remarks by Mr Støre:
Thank you so much for these introductions.
Thank you so much for these introductions.
I know people have busy schedules and we will run this for just another 15 minutes.
I know people have busy schedules and we will run this for just another 15 minutes.
What we are faced with is a very complex issue covering all states, all sectors.
What we are faced with is a very complex issue covering all states, all sectors.
So there’s no silver bullet.
So there’s no silver bullet.
There’s no one size fits all.
There’s no one size fits all.
I think the last remark by Ms Goldberg about capacity-building is important.
I think the last remark by Ms Goldberg about capacity-building is important.
I mean, in my country, we need to build capacity among business actors, politicians, and law enforcers, and this point was underlined by the Minister from South Africa, a country going through turbulent transition.
I mean, in my country, we need to build capacity among business actors, politicians, and law enforcers, and this point was underlined by the Minister from South Africa, a country going through turbulent transition.
Another aspect of capacity building is strengthening the capacity to deal with international corporations.
Another aspect of capacity building is strengthening the capacity to deal with international corporations.
There are unprepared societies out there, meeting a force that they are not very well placed to deal with.
There are unprepared societies out there, meeting a force that they are not very well placed to deal with.
So I think what we see is that the work is now being taken forward by the co-sponsors and by Professor Ruggie, and we hope that we will win broad support in the Human Rights Council, which is an important avenue.
So I think what we see is that the work is now being taken forward by the co-sponsors and by Professor Ruggie, and we hope that we will win broad support in the Human Rights Council, which is an important avenue.
Some say that we should have more voluntary approaches.
Some say that we should have more voluntary approaches.
I think these can exist side by side.
I think these can exist side by side.
You know, we have the EITI, the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, which covers a group of countries – more every year – and similar initiatives that complement the EITI’s efforts.
You know, we have the EITI, the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, which covers a group of countries – more every year – and similar initiatives that complement the EITI’s efforts.
But there’s one question that NGOs keep asking, and I’d like to put this question to Professor Ruggie: Where would he like to see this process end?
But there’s one question that NGOs keep asking, and I’d like to put this question to Professor Ruggie: Where would he like to see this process end?
I suspect he will say that it will not end, that it’s an ongoing process.
I suspect he will say that it will not end, that it’s an ongoing process.
However, there is often an ambition – also in other areas – here at the UN of establishing a convention.
However, there is often an ambition – also in other areas – here at the UN of establishing a convention.
The idea that this is a kind of silver bullet.
The idea that this is a kind of silver bullet.
You know, the end game.
You know, the end game.
We have the same thing on disarmament.
We have the same thing on disarmament.
There is the idea that we should have a convention that settles the issues.
There is the idea that we should have a convention that settles the issues.
And Norway is a firm believer in conventions when they serve a purpose.
And Norway is a firm believer in conventions when they serve a purpose.
But I think the keyword has been mentioned several times here – efficiency and effectiveness.
But I think the keyword has been mentioned several times here – efficiency and effectiveness.
We need solutions that are effective and efficient.
We need solutions that are effective and efficient.
In my country at least, we have experienced that ongoing, close dialogue with the business sector been the best approach, and that it is this exchange that is taking the agenda forward.
In my country at least, we have experienced that ongoing, close dialogue with the business sector been the best approach, and that it is this exchange that is taking the agenda forward.
I think that the main challenge for ILO in every area of its work is to have a real impact.
I think that the main challenge for ILO in every area of its work is to have a real impact.
And what Norway has tried to do – as a modest contribution – is, two years ago, to bring together WTO and ILO to discuss the issue of decent work.
And what Norway has tried to do – as a modest contribution – is, two years ago, to bring together WTO and ILO to discuss the issue of decent work.
I firmly believe that this issue now needs to be approached in a systematic and balanced fashion.
I firmly believe that this issue now needs to be approached in a systematic and balanced fashion.
I say this because we know that decent work standards may be perceived by the South as a protectionist measure imposed by the North.
I say this because we know that decent work standards may be perceived by the South as a protectionist measure imposed by the North.
As with the question of the environment, in the context of the WTO some years ago, we have to approach this systematically.
As with the question of the environment, in the context of the WTO some years ago, we have to approach this systematically.
It was not included in the Doha round.
It was not included in the Doha round.
We struggled to complete the Doha round, but I very much believe that in the next phase of taking legislation on trade forward, we need to address two issues much more vigilantly – climate change and decent work.
We struggled to complete the Doha round, but I very much believe that in the next phase of taking legislation on trade forward, we need to address two issues much more vigilantly – climate change and decent work.
And then, two weeks ago, we brought the IMF and the ILO together in Oslo, and I found it quite groundbreaking that Juan Somavia and Dominique Strauss-Kahn were examining together how to deal with the financial crisis in a way that respected labour rights.
And then, two weeks ago, we brought the IMF and the ILO together in Oslo, and I found it quite groundbreaking that Juan Somavia and Dominique Strauss-Kahn were examining together how to deal with the financial crisis in a way that respected labour rights.
And I think the IMF was really showing a different face, a different approach: bringing a team of experts to work together with ILO experts.
And I think the IMF was really showing a different face, a different approach: bringing a team of experts to work together with ILO experts.
We very firmly believe that the mandate of the ILO is crucial.
We very firmly believe that the mandate of the ILO is crucial.
There is the pressure of conventions looking after other conventions, but as we believe that we need to work across regions as countries, we also need to get these organisations to work across regions, across sectors.
There is the pressure of conventions looking after other conventions, but as we believe that we need to work across regions as countries, we also need to get these organisations to work across regions, across sectors.
And Mary Robinson, when she was High Commissioner, was able to do that – to engage with the different sectors and ensure that human rights are not seen just a sector issue, but as an issue that is relevant in all sectors.
And Mary Robinson, when she was High Commissioner, was able to do that – to engage with the different sectors and ensure that human rights are not seen just a sector issue, but as an issue that is relevant in all sectors.
With regard to our pension fund, we take disinvestment decisions based on the ethical criteria of the fund and examination of the 7 000 companies in the portfolio.
With regard to our pension fund, we take disinvestment decisions based on the ethical criteria of the fund and examination of the 7 000 companies in the portfolio.
Now, the person that has to go out there and face it is me, because I’m approached by other governments saying that disinvesting from this or that company is an unfriendly gesture against their country.
Now, the person that has to go out there and face it is me, because I’m approached by other governments saying that disinvesting from this or that company is an unfriendly gesture against their country.
And I have to explain that there is absolutely no link.
And I have to explain that there is absolutely no link.
It’s not because the company is from their country.
It’s not because the company is from their country.
It’s because it was breaching international regulations.
It’s because it was breaching international regulations.
I believe this is now better understood, but it illustrates that a lot of explanation is needed in such a politicised world to simply communicate to people that this new policy of a sovereign wealth fund having a disinvestment clause is not another tool of foreign policy.
I believe this is now better understood, but it illustrates that a lot of explanation is needed in such a politicised world to simply communicate to people that this new policy of a sovereign wealth fund having a disinvestment clause is not another tool of foreign policy.
Trygve Lie Symposium 2010 on Fundamental Freedoms
Trygve Lie Symposium 2010 om de fundamentale friheter
Third Annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Business and Human Rights
Third Annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Business and Human Rights
Tobacco producer excluded from the Government Pension Fund Global
Tobakksprodusent utelukket fra Statens pensjonsfond utland
The company has also stated to the Council that it owns 20 percent of Philip Morris S.A de CV, which produces cigarettes.
Selskapet opplyser videre at det eier 20% i Philip Morris Mexico S.A de CV, som produserer sigaretter.
The Ministry of Finance has excluded Grupo Carso based on a recommendation from the Council on Ethics.
Finansdepartementet har besluttet å utelukke Grupo Carso basert på Etikkrådets tilråding.
In accordance with the guidelines, the decision to exclude is made public once the shares are sold.
I tråd med vanlig rutine blir utelukkelsen kunngjort etter at nedsalget er gjennomført.
The recommendation from the Council on Ethics
Tilrådningen fra Etikkrådet
A list of all the companies that have been excluded from the Fund’s investment universe
Liste over selskaper som er utelukket fra fondets investeringsunivers
Stronger cooperation between Azerbaijan and Norway
Styrket samarbeid mellom Aserbajdsjan og Norge
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre met Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov, in Oslo on 4 December.
Utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre møtte Aserbajdsjans utenriksminister Elmar Mammadyarov i Oslo 4. desember.
During the meeting, the two foreign ministers discussed cooperation related to petroleum management, the training of diplomats, good governance and human rights.
Under møtet diskuterte de to utenriksministre blant annet samarbeid innenfor petroleumsforvaltning, opplæring av embetsverket, godt styresett og menneskerettigheter.
Closer contact in a greater number of fields is positive for both countries.
Tettere kontakt på flere felt er positivt for begge land.
We want an open dialogue about human rights that is based on Azerbaijan’s voluntarily assumed obligations to the OSCE and the Council of Europe,” said Mr Støre.
Vi ønsker en åpen dialog om menneskerettigheter med utgangspunkt i Aserbajdsjans selvpålagte forpliktelser overfor OSSE og Europarådet, sier Støre.
The declaration builds on the joint declaration signed by President Aliev and Prime Minister Brundtland in 1996.
Erklæringen bygget videre på felleserklæringen signert av president Aliev og statsminister Brundtland i 1996.
Read the joint declaration.
Les felleserklæringen (Pdf)
Tobacco producers excluded from the Government Pension Fund Global
Tobakksprodusenter utelukket fra Statens pensjonsfond utland
The Council on Ethics has based its recommendation on this information.
Etikkrådet har lagt dette til grunn.
The Ministry of Finance has decided to exclude Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. and Huabao International Holdings Limited based on the recommendation from the Council on Ethics.
Finansdepartementet har besluttet å utelukke Schweitzer-Mauduit International Inc. og Huabao International Holdings Limited basert på Etikkrådets tilråding.
In accordance with the guidelines, the decision to exclude is made public once the shares are sold.
I tråd med vanlig rutine blir utelukkelsene kunngjort etter at nedsalget er gjennomført.
Council on Ethics for the Government Pension Fund Global
Etikkrådet for Statens pensjonsfond utland
A list of all the companies that have been excluded from the Fund's investment universe
Liste over alle selskapene som er utelukket fra fondets investeringsunivers
[1] RTL is made from remnants, dust and other by-products of the processing of tobacco leaves and from parts of the tobacco plant that cannot otherwise be used (stems, etc.).
[fotnote] Rekonstituert tobakk (engelsk: Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf, RTL) er fremstilt av avskjær, støv etc. fra bearbeiding av tobakksblader og av deler av tobakksplanten som ellers ikke kan nyttiggjøres (stengler etc.).
These are processed through various techniques into a product that is used in the manufacture of cigarettes.
Dette blir bearbeidet ved ulike prosesser til et produkt som brukes i sigarettproduksjon.
RTL can constitute up to 10–15 per cent of the tobacco content of cigarettes.
RTL kan utgjøre 10-15 prosent av tobakksinnholdet i sigaretter.
Engineers Begin Critical “Cooling Down” of Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault for Deep Freeze and 24-Hour Polar Night
Svalbard Globale frøhvelv: Starter nedfrysingen av frøens sentralbank
News story, published 16.11.2007
Nyhet, publisert 16.11.2007
The vault is to be officially opened 26 February 2008.
Hvelvet åpnes offisielt den 26. februar 2007.
“It’s very satisfying to see the vault evolve from a bold concept to an impressive facility that has everything we need to protect crop biodiversity,” said Mr. Terje Riis-Johansen, Norway’s Minister of Agriculture and Food.
Alt vi trenger - Det er veldig tilfredsstillende å se hvelvet utvikle seg fra et vågalt konsept til et imponerende anlegg som har alt vi trenger for å bevare matplantene biologiske mangfold, sier landbruks- og matminister Terje Riis-Johansen.
“At these temperatures, seeds for important crops like wheat, barley and peas can last for up to 10,000 years.”
- I denne temperaturen er det mulig å lagre frø fra hvete, bygg og erter i opptil 1 000 år, sier Fowler.
With its capacity to hold up to 4.5 million seed samples, the vault will eventually house virtually every variety of almost every important food crop in the world.
Sikkerhetslager Med kapasitet til å lagre opptil 4,5 millioner frøprøver, vil hvelvet etter hvert huse frø av så godt som alle viktige matplanter i verden.
The vast collection is intended as a hedge against disaster so that food production can be restarted anywhere on the planet should it be threatened by a regional or global catastrophe.
Den enorme samlingen er ment som et vern mot katastrofer, slik at matproduksjon kan gjenopptas hvor som helst på planeten dersom den skulle bli truet av en regional eller global katastrofe.
Thus, it is critical that the vault have the technical capability to keep seeds cool and viable for a long period of time.
Det er derfor kritisk at hvelvet har teknisk kapasitet til å holde frøene kalde og levedyktige i en lang tidsperiode.
“We believe the design of the facility will ensure that the seeds will stay well-preserved even if such forces as global warming raise temperatures outside the facility.”
- Vi mener bestemt at anleggets design vil sikre at frøene holder seg, selv om krefter som global oppvarming hever temperaturen utenfor anlegget."
To do this, workers recently brought in a temporary 30 kilowatt refrigeration system from the mainland.
For å oppnå dette fraktet arbeidere nylig inn et midlertidig 30 kilowatts nedkjølingsaggregat fra fastlandet opp til øygruppen.