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The Member believes reforming the FoI Act will positively impact on Scotland’s 58 delivery of the UN’s 31 ‘Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights’ , which set out the state’s duty to protect human rights and the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
The emergence of the TPNW is a positive step – it is important to maintain that alternative of complete prohibition and elimination. He noted that 147 UN states had supported the Costa Rica resolution on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and welcomed the idea that Scotland could present itself as the aspirational Nation 148.
The Committee understands the importance of fish welfare to industry in marketing Scottish salmon as a premium product and is supportive of the investments made by the sector in promoting good fish welfare.
Here is a link to the article in question: https://www.openglobalrights.org/private-equity-and-child-care-homes-a-socially- responsible-investment/ I understand that these are areas of concern for the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland in relation to the draft Regulations, as reflected in the Commissioner's evidence to your Committee. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and the UN CESCR have both produced guidance on human rights and business which clearly address the area of contracting out of private services and analogous arrangements that is also relevant in the current context: https://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?
AOB and Close • Thanks to MSPs for attending SMP’s Oct 2022 UN SDGs exhibition; • Congratulations to Dr Barry Klaassen on his MBE investiture tomorrow; • Stuart Brown will succeed David Hope-Jones as CPG Secretary. • Cholera situation in Malawi difficult time in Malawi over 825 deaths so far, Scotland watching closely and giving all possible support.
A discussion about the format and amount of information provided: • The documents, there is a lot of verbiage. You could precis it down. You lose interest in a couple of minutes because the language is way out there • It’s a lot of reading at a volunteer level.
AH stated that they are very conscious about the destinations that they visit; they have a fuel efficient fleet and are 10% more efficient than previous vessels.
El Plan actual llega hasta 2032, con políticas principales que incluyen:
Eliminar las emisiones de carbono de los autobuses de Escocia y reducir el número de kilómetros recorridos en coche en Escocia en un 20 %
Crear un millón de hogares con cero emisiones en Escocia para 2030
Apoyar las soluciones basadas en la natu...
The UN SDGs and Scotland's National Performance Framework
The Scottish Government is committed to meeting the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet (see Figure 1 below).