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2021-04-29 17:31:24
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to promote responsible business practices with three key pillars including State’s duty to protect human rights in business operations, businesses’ responsibility to respect human rights, and both to provide remedies when violations occur. Since 2020, Covid-19 pandemic is causing more frequent human rights violations globally including Mongolia in public, social and business spheres requiring timely and urgent solutions.
Today, UNDP Mongolia officially launched the “Business and Human Rights in Asia: Enabling Sustainable Economic Growth through the Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework” programme funded by the European Union Partnership Instrument and co-implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia with the support from the UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub and Business and Human Rights Asia Pro