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Council for Multilateral Business Diplomacy A Review of 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014

Council for Multilateral Business Diplomacy A Review of 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014. For Discussion --09 December 2013 Geneva, Switzerland. CMBD in Review 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014. CMBD mission and services Guidance from m embers Innovations and issue areas for 2013

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Council for Multilateral Business Diplomacy A Review of 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014

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  1. Council for MultilateralBusiness DiplomacyA Review of 2013 and LookingForward to 2014 For Discussion --09 December 2013 Geneva, Switzerland

  2. CMBD in Review 2013 and LookingForward to 2014 • CMBD mission and services • Guidance frommembers • Innovations and issue areas for 2013 • 2013 Global Issues and Players Program • Business and Human Rights Forum • Emerging issues for 2014

  3. Review: CMBD’s Basic Mission • Informal neutral space for business discussions with global actors • Providing access to global policymakers • Timely information on key cross-cutting issues • Tracking of global policy debates • Focus on Geneva-based IOs supplemented with IOs in other European locations

  4. Review: CMBD’s Basic Services • Council Dialogues with multiple stakeholders • Background briefing notes • Bio sketches and contact information • In-depth meeting reports with highlights • Weekly newsletter with commentary, forthcoming events and news feeds • Email alerts and website postings • Specialized services for each member

  5. Basic Guidance fromMembers -- 2013 • A forum on global public policy debates • Trust building between public and private sectors • Sharing of best practices and experiences • Benefits of interacting among stakeholder groups • Introduction of new format and services – the Global Issues and Players Program • Forward-looking calendar • Webinars and major conference reports • News alerts • Player profiles

  6. Guidance from Members on Priority Issues for 2013 • The Post-2015 Development Agenda process • The challenge of food security and nutrition • Changing global health priorities • Innovation and anti-counterfeiting • Jobs and youth employment • Rules of engagement for the private sector • New leadership implications

  7. GuidancefromMembers on Program Preferences for 2013 • Continuing interest in a combined OECD visit • Continuing interest in Committee on Food Security • Innovative formats for niche dialogues in Geneva (e.g. webinars) • Linking CMBD engagement with major summits • Weekly news and events with commentaries

  8. Review CMBD 2013 Program:Council Programs:Major Events: • World Health Assembly • International Labour Conference • Economic and Social Council • WTO Public Forum • Committee on Food Security • Forum on Business & Human Rights • WTO leadership • OECD visit • Post-2015 agenda • Global health partnerships • Universal health coverage • Food security • Water & sanitation • Employment

  9. Business and Human Rights Forum • New format from Working Group • Structured interventions from three clusters • Limited number of panelists • Role of commentators • Plenary sessions, plenary and parallel panels • High turnout – over 1700 participants • 17% private sector • Large proportion of civil society from indigenous groups

  10. Business and Human Rights Forum • Remedies and reporting • Protecting human rights defenders • Ecuador proposal for a legally binding instrument • Sector-specific interests • Agribusiness • Digital technologies • Financial sector • Security services • Employment and recruitment services

  11. Business and Human Rights Forum • Supply chains and systemic issues • Textile and apparel industry • Child labour • Land grabbing • Multi-stakeholder initiatives • Governance gap-filling • Tool kits • Soft criteria

  12. Looking to 2014 Issue Priorities • Post-2015 Development Agenda and SDGs • WTO work program for 2014 • Health, food security and nutrition • WHO relations with non-state actors • ILO relations with the private sector • Internet governance and human rights • Counterfeiting and other emerging IP issues • Climate change • Business and human rights remedies

  13. CMBD Services 2014 • CMBD Perspectives – Issues Compendium • Calendars • CMBD events and webinars • Annual IO calendar with regular updates • Other information services • Weekly newsletter – CMBD Geneva Observer • News alerts, website postings • Speakers directory • NGO Player Profiles • IO Leadership Profiles

  14. CMBD Services 2014 cont. • Reporting on Major Conferences and Meetings • Human Rights Council (March, June, Sept) • Internet Governance (April) • World Health Assembly (May) • International Labour Conference (June) • WTO Public Forum (Sept) • WIPO General Assembly (Sept-Oct) • Committee on Food Security (Oct) • Second International Conference on Nutrition (Nov)

  15. Preliminary 2014 CMBDEvents Calendar • June – Informal economy • July – Post 2015 • Sept - WTO • Oct - CFS • Nov - Nutrition • Dec – Human rights • Jan - Health • Feb – WIPO • Mar - OECD • Apr - Internet • May – Non-state actors

  16. Thank you • Questions? • Happy Holidays

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