The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights held its first forum on December 4 and 5 in Geneva. The Halifax Initiative spoke at the forum on a panel concerning public financial institutions and human rights. ECA-Watch, CIEL and BankTrack disseminated the attached document at the forum containing analysis and recommendations regarding financial institutons and human rights.
Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds
Moderator: Teresa Healy, Senior Researcher, Social and Economic Policy
Department, Canadian Labour Congress
Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds
Questions and answers and discussion
Perspectives on proposals for change - Rethinking the global financial system
Questions and answers and discussion
Rethinking global development finance – perspectives from the Canadian government
John Davies, Director and IDA Deputy, International Finance and Development Division, Finance Canada
Rethinking the global financial architecture –perspectives from the Inter-Governmental Group of 24
Amar Bhattacharya, Director, Inter-Governmental Group of 24
Looking ahead - A looming debt crisis? Towards ensuring future responsible lending
Questions and Answers
Looking ahead - A looming debt crisis? Towards ensuring future responsible lending
Moderator: John Dillon, Economic Justice Coordinator, KAIROS-Canada
Establishing an Independent Sovereign Debt Workout Mechanism
Oscar Ugarteche, Senior Research Fellow, Instituto de Investigaciones
Económicas, UNAM, Mexico and member of the Latin American Network on
Debt and Development (LATINDAD)
Beyond a new debt crisis
Gail Hurley, Policy and Advocacy Officer, European Network on Debt and
Development
