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Lithuania – Data
The Lithuanian NAP does not make an explicit reference to Data Protection and Privacy.
Lithuania – PwD
1. Objectives and Measures Objective 1: Ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights C. Measures related to research and training on non-discrimination and other human rights [page 2] Promotion of employment of persons with disabilities. The National Programme on Social Integration for persons with disabilities for 2013-2019, approved by Resolution No 1408…
Lithuania – SOE
1. Objectives and Measures Objective 2: promoting corporate responsibility and respect in the field of business and human rights A. Implemented and on-going measures for the development of CSR in Lithuania [page 6] 1. National Strategy for Sustainable Development…The implementation of the principle of participation of enterprises and social partners provides for closer social dialogue,…
Lithuania – E and CC
1. Objectives and Measures Objective 2: promoting corporate responsibility and respect in the field of business and human rights [page 5] The Government formulates and implements public policies mindful of the principle of responsible business and corporate social responsibility (hereafter referred to as the CSR) as an essential condition for sustainable development. Therefore, in its…
Lithuania – IP
The Lithuanian NAP does not make an explicit reference to Indigenous Peoples.
Lithuania – Equality
1. Objectives and Measures Objective 1: Ensuring State’s duty to protect, defend and respect human rights [page 1] Protection of human rights, ensuring equal employment, social and other opportunities, gender equality, reducing gender pay gap – these are fundamental values to be pursued in labour relations and regulation of corporate activities. The Government has the…
DK – DF
Appendix 1: Overview of the implementation of the state duty to protect GP10 State Duty to Protect Status in Denmark (initiatives implemented before the UN ratification of the Guiding Principles) [page 32] … Denmark has been instrumental in the establishment of the World Bank’s Nordic Trust Fund, which aims to promote the application of the…
DK-Data
2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.3 Actions Taken Protection of human rights in the business sphere in Danish legislation [page 12] The Danish Data Protection Act helps to uphold the right to respect for private life.
DK-PwD
The Danish NAP does not make an explicit reference to Persons with Disabilities.
DK- SOE
2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.2 Recommendations from the Council for CSR on the state duty to protect [page 11] Among other initiatives, the Council for CSR recommended that the Danish Government:… Requires state-owned companies and governments agencies which distribute significant government funds to incorporate due diligence in their business activities;… 2.3…
DK-E and CC
2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.3 Actions Taken Protection of human rights through state regulation and policy [page 12] Denmark works to ensure that companies involved in Danish development cooperation respect human rights and act responsibly within the areas of … environment … within the framework of ILO conventions, UN Global Compact,…
DK-IP
The Danish NAP does not make an explicit reference to Indigenous Peoples.
DK – Equality
2. The State Duty to Protect Human Rights 2.3 Actions Taken Protection of human rights in the business sphere in Danish legislation [page 12] General Danish law contributes to fulfilling Denmark’s duty under human rights treaties to which it is a party against human rights abuses by private actors, including businesses. For example, the Danish…
Sweden – DF
Annex: Measures taken The state as actor [page 22] Following support from Sweden and other countries, the Board of Governors of the World Bank decided in 2011 that the regulations on social and environmental standards that the Bank applies to business loans provided via its private sector body the International Finance Corporation (IFC) should include…
Netherlands – DF
3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.2 Policy Coherence International forums [page 18] As a shareholder in the international financial institutions, the Netherlands calls for more systematic attention for human rights and effective internal monitoring mechanisms to safeguard observance of human rights in projects. It is, for example, urging more systematic attention for…
Norway – DF
The Norwegian NAP does not make an explicit reference to Development Finance Institutions.
ireland – DF
The Irish NAP does not make an explicit reference to Development Finance Institutions.
Development finance institutions
Mobilising financial resources to achieve sustainable development has been a priority for the international community over the last decades. Development finance institutions (DFIs), including national development banks (e.g. the Netherlands Development Finance Company, the Dutch Investment Fund for Developing Countries), multilateral development banks (e.g. the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian…
Sweden – Data
Annex: Measures taken The state as actor [page 22] Internet freedom and privacy are among the great global issues of the future. It is fundamental for Sweden that the human rights that apply offline also apply online. Sweden has taken initiatives to strengthen the dialogue with business on internet freedom. As a result of a…