Register for the Webinar about Case Studies on VPs Implementation

July 3, 2020 •

Date:  Tuesday, July 7th, 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

The success and impact of in-country implementation of the Voluntary Principles is a key determining factor of the overall health of the Initiative. However, there is a need to better understand and build on the range of implementation activities being carried out in different settings.
 
Webinar — From Principles to Practice: Case Studies of Voluntary Principles Implementation

The webinar will take the format of a round-table conversation between the Moderator and the Panelists. Two key questions will be asked to the Panelists:
Q1: Provide one specific example/case study/illustration of your efforts to move the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights from Principles to Practice
Q2: Indicate one or two main challenges that you have encountered in advancing VPs implementation. How should the initiative at the international level help?

Moderator: Frédéric Chenais, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland

Panelists:

• Claude Voillat, ICRC
• Annie Burdzy, DCAF
• Uju Agomoh, PRAWA Nigeria
• Bruce Barnaby Rubio, IDEHPUCP/ Secretariat of the Peru National Working Group on the Voluntary Principles and Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Further information:

More information about the Voluntary Principles can be found at www.voluntaryprinciples.org