Statement on Africa’s Legal Proposals and Recommendations on Articles 5, 7, and 8: Tenth Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the UN-Legally Binding Instrument Negotiations

Honourable Delegates, 

We, the undersigned organizations, are pleased to present our views on Articles 5, 7, and 8 of the UN-Legally Binding Instrument (LBI), which are critical to holding transnational corporations (TNCs) accountable for human rights abuses and ensuring the protection of affected communities in Africa and globally. These provisions are central to the LBI’s potential to reshape the corporate accountability landscape, especially for vulnerable communities in the Global South, who bear the brunt of corporate human rights abuses. Below, we outline our concerns with the current drafts and provide recommendations for strengthening these provisions.