European Investment Bank

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

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.

Teresa Healy

Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds

Moderator: Teresa Healy, Senior Researcher, Social and Economic Policy
Department, Canadian Labour Congress

Questions and answers and discussion - Tuesday 11:15am panel

Rules and policies - Raising and retaining funds

Questions and answers and discussion

Q&A Session

Perspectives on proposals for change - Rethinking the global financial system

Questions and answers and discussion

Government of Canada: 

John Davies

Rethinking global development finance – perspectives from the Canadian government

John Davies, Director and IDA Deputy, International Finance and Development Division, Finance Canada

Government of Canada: 

Amar Bhattacharya

Rethinking the global financial architecture –perspectives from the Inter-Governmental Group of 24

Amar Bhattacharya, Director, Inter-Governmental Group of 24

Q&A Session

Looking ahead - A looming debt crisis? Towards ensuring future responsible lending

Questions and Answers

John Dillon

Looking ahead - A looming debt crisis? Towards ensuring future responsible lending

Moderator: John Dillon, Economic Justice Coordinator, KAIROS-Canada

Oscar Ugarteche

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)

Gail Hurley

Beyond a new debt crisis

Gail Hurley, Policy and Advocacy Officer, European Network on Debt and
Development

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