UN FORUM SERIES – time for the UNGPs to grow up? Tracking children’s rights in national action plans on business & human rights

This post was contributed by Patrick Geary, corporate social responsibility specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Born in 2011, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are now energetically walking and talking. While childhood is never without its hiccups, governments around the world have increasingly strived to give the UNGPs a robust voice and stable footing.