WEBINAR - Multi-stakeholder Approaches to Conflict and Violence in the Extractive Industry in the DRC

On 11 August 2020, the DCAF-ICRC partnership presented in a World Bank Fragility Forum webinar on "Multi-stakeholder Approaches to Conflict and Violence in the Extractive Industry in the DRC".

New Webinar - Case Studies on Voluntary Principles Implementation

On 7 July 2020, the DCAF-ICRC partnership presented a webinar with the Voluntary Principles on "Case Studies on Voluntary Principles (VPs) Implementation".

New Partnership Announced - Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights

DCAF and ICRC are pleased to announce that a partnership agreement has been signed with the Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR).

NEW WEBINAR - Implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights

On 12 June 2020, the DCAF-ICRC partnership joined a side event in the United Nations Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights on the implementing of Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

New Guidance for Local Working Groups on Business, Security and Human Rights

The guide aims to encourage and support the development of effective In-Country Working Groups (ICWGs) that foster responsible business conduct.

NEW WEBINAR - Re-imagining Business, Security and Human Rights in COVID-Affected and Fragile Contexts

On 20 May 2020, the DCAF-ICRC partnership presented a webinar on "Re-imaging Business, Security and Human Rights in COVID-affected and Fragile Contexts ".

The DCAF-ICRC Partnership Presents a Business for Peace Webinar on "Reimagining Business, Security and Human Rights in COVID-Affected and Fragile Contexts"

DCAF and ICRC presented a webinar with the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education’s (PRME) Business for Peace (B4P) working group on “Reimagining Business, Security and Human Rights in COVID-Affected and Fragile Contexts.”

Security and Human Rights in the Time of COVID-19

The DCAF-ICRC partnership has been closely monitoring the evolving situation around the current pandemic and its implications for our work.

Case Studies on Business, Security and Human Rights

The DCAF-ICRC partnership has developed a series of case studies, in collaboration with several other organisations, to support the needs of companies operating in complex environments.

Second Edition Recipients of the Security and Human Rights Grant

The DCAF-ICRC partnership is pleased to announce that Fundasaun Maheim (Timor-Leste) and the Regional Center for Responsible Companies and Entrepreneurships (CREER) (Colombia) are the recipients of the second edition of the Security and Human Rights Grant

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: Performance Indicators

This guidance document identifies indicators to help companies assess their internal and external VPs performance and bring about a climate of accountability in the evaluation process.

The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: An Implementation Toolkit for Major Project Sites

This guidance document is aimed to support extractive and non-extractive companies perform audit activities to determine the degree to which the company has adopted the policies and is following the practices identified by the VPs initiative.

Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)

The VPs were established in 2000 in response to security and human rights challenges around extractive operations.

Registration open for DCAF and ICRC's Session @ World Bank Fragility Forum 2020 (Updated: Forum has been postponed)

Updated 27 February 2020: Given recent developments relating to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on people and health, the World Bank Group has decided to postpone the Fragility Forum due to take place in Washington, D.C. March 2-4, 2020.