Media Advisory: Friends of the Earth International at UN Binding Treaty 10th Session
*** Spokespeople available for comment and interview ***
Friends of the Earth International, the world’s largest grassroots environmental federation, is hosting a delegation of experts and activists at the 10th session of the United Nations negotiations for a Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. FoEI will be attending as a member of the Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples’ Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity (Global Campaign).
The group will highlight the urgent need for a legally binding instrument to regulate and hold accountable transnational corporations for their human rights violations. This will come with a push for the primacy of human rights to be reaffirmed relative to trade and investment treaties, direct legal obligations for TNCs, the full production and supply chains of TNCs to be covered, the establishment of an International Court and concrete measures to protect the process from corporate capture. FoEI will also be directly involved in the negotiations, side events and demonstrations to ensure that the Treaty recognises the moral and legitimate authority of those affected by the activities of TNCs, including human and environmental rights defenders and whistle blowers.
We will have spokespeople able to comment on the negotiations and their outcomes both in Geneva and remotely. See the full list of spokespeople and list of quotes by topic below.
For more information and to arrange interviews, contact:
Ghislaine Fandel // ghislaine@foei.org // Whatsapp/Signal +33 7 66 67 95 50 // @FoEint // in Geneva 14-21 December
Key activities
Public event: Building Global Solidarity Chains: From Popular Resistance to Normative Regulation
→ Tuesday 17 December 18h30-21h CET // University of Geneva, Room MS160
→ Join us for a 3-part panel discussion as we analyse how different regulatory initiatives are connected to the needs of territories in struggle.
Side event: The UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights – An Opportunity to Protect the Rights of Peasants and Rural Communities
→ Wednesday 18 December 13h15-15h CET // Palais des Nations Room XXIII
→ On the occasion of the 10th session of the OEIGWG, the Global Campaign aims to create a space for discussion and exchange between different actors involved in both
processes, to explore the possible interconnections needed to consolidate the future Binding Treaty as a catalyst for promoting the rights of peasants and other people working in the rural areas.
Event: #ToxicGLENCORE Tour
→ Friday 20 December 12-13h CET // Beginning at the UN Square
→ The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity (Global Campaign) and the Swiss Coalition against Glencore will conduct a “GLENCORE TOXIC TOUR”. During this tour, we will be ‘visiting’ some of the most toxic actors collaborating with, financing or protecting the activities of #ToxicGlencore. Among others, this includes UBS, JP Morgan, BlackRock and the Swiss government. Once at their doorstep, we’ll hear from members of affected communities, trade unions, Swiss organisations and social movements.
Spokespeople and media contacts
See the full list of FoEI spokespeople and quotes here.
Friends of the Earth International has members available for comment/interview on the negotiations in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and other languages – please reach out to the contact below.
For more information and to arrange interviews, contact:
Ghislaine Fandel // ghislaine@foei.org // Whatsapp/Signal +33 7 66 67 95 50 // @FoEint // in Geneva 14-21 December
