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correspondent, secunder kermani. they ve now captured large amounts of territory bordering neighbouring countries, like china. the key message they are trying to push out to china and central asian states is that they will not allow transnational jihadist organisations like is, die ash to operate from their territory and be a threat to neighbouring countries. the taliban are trying to portray themselves as actually the best place to offer stability to the region and in exchange, they want some kind of international legitimacy and acceptance. interestingly the us secretary of state today saying if the taliban do want the international acceptance, they need to ensure that they are treating people and territories under their control in line with international human rights standards, and the need to come back to the negotiating table to make a real effort to reach and negotiate a settlement of this
OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and Security in Liberia
OHCHR Conducts Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women Peace and Security in Liberia
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MONROVIA The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has conducted a Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Women Peace and Security in Liberia.
On Friday, March 12, 2021, a Validation Workshop on the findings of the Baseline Survey and Knowledge Gap Assessment was held in Monrovia. The validation was carried out by members of government Ministries and Agencies, civil society organizations, members of the NAP WPS technical working group, women’s organizations and other implementing partners from Nimba, Grand Bassa and Montserrado Counties.
we need to use that leverage to say if you want to come and sell here, then you have to meet some basic standards. you want to sell your stuff? you got to meet some standards. some of those are going to be labor standards, what you pay people, you can t be producing these products with prison labor. some of them are going to be environmental standards. we won t let you pollute here in the united states. it can t be the case that you get to produce these products and sale them in the united states when you created usage carbon emissions somewhere else around the globe because it hurts us all. [ applause ] but a part of talking about these standards is to talk about the human rights standards and to say we want to use the leverage of our markets to raise human rights standards all around the globe and i think we can do this. we need to use our leverage and work harder. it s a bigger problem than i
needed metal is being mined here the democratic republic of congo is home to the majority of the world s cobalt stockpiles mining cobalt is bad for the environment plus it often takes place under in human conditions and involved in child labor. that s why car manufacturers have started an initiative to ensure the origin of the cobalt can be traced that would also make it possible to check the conditions under which it s extracted and processed. carmaker b.m.w. even wants to discontinue its use of cobalt from the d r c. but how can companies guarantee that the whole supply chain has protected the health of workers in developing countries. can suppliers guarantee safe conditions and compliance with human rights standards. critics say not enough is being done they demand an internationally binding agreement but that could be