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1、THECHILDREN’SRIGHTS&BUSINESSPRINCIPLESINITIATIVERespectingandSupportingChildren’sRightswhileAdvancingBusinessandPromotingaSustainableDevelopmentAgendaInputRequestedontheDraftPrinciplesInitiativeOverviewOn24June2010,UNICEF,theUnitedNationsGlobalCompactandSavetheChild
2、renlaunchedaprocesstodevelopasetofPrinciplesthatwouldseektooutlinethefullrangeofactionsthatbusinesscantaketorespectandsupportchildren’srights.Whilesomeexcellentinitiativesalreadyexistthatprovideguidanceonparticulardimensionsofthebusinessandchildrenrelationship,curre
3、ntly,nocomprehensivesetofprinciplesexiststocontextualizethesewithinanoverallcoherentframeworkforbusinessesandstakeholdersonwhattodotorespectandsupportchildren’srights.ThePrincipleswillthusseektopresentbusiness,civilsociety,tradeunions,government,NationalHumanRightsI
4、nstitutions,academia,children,adolescentsandotherstakeholderswithanunprecedentedopportunitytojoinforcesinanefforttobetterenabletheprivatesectortobecomeamorepositiveforceforchildren.Whetherintheworkplace,marketplaceorcommunity,thePrinciplesonBusinessandChildren’sRigh
5、tswillseektomaximizethepositiveimpactsandminimizethenegativeramificationsthatbusinessactivitiesmayhaveonchildren.TheobjectivesofthePrinciples,oncefinalized,aretosetoutacomprehensiverangeofactionsthatbusinesscantaketorespectandsupportchildren'srights;informgovernment
6、engagementwithbusinessonchildren,offeraunifyingframeworkforexistingandfutureinitiatives,promotebusiness-multi-stakeholdercollaboration,andraiseawarenessofthepositiveandnegativeimpactofbusinessonchildren.ThePrincipleswillalsobeacalltoactiononbusinessandchildren.TheCh
7、ildren’sRights&BusinessPrincipleswillbereleasedaroundtheanniversaryoftheConventionontheRightsoftheChild(CRC)whichtakesplaceon20November2011-culminatinganextensivemulti-marketresearch,consultation,draftingandrefinementprocess.TheConsultationProcessMulti-stakeholderco
8、nsultationsareacriticallyimportantcomponentoftheprocesstodevelopthedraftPrinciples.Theconsultationsaimtoengagediverseaudiencesacrossallreg
