Secretary-General Proposes Global Compact on Human Rights, Labor, and the Environment

Title

Secretary-General Proposes Global Compact on Human Rights, Labor, and the Environment

Date

31 January 1999

Creator

Description

Press release of the speech Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He introduced the concept of creating a global compact with the business community to uphold human rights.

Type

Press release statement ; Speech

Coverage

Language

English

Relation

SG/SM6881

Source

United Nations

Format

PDF

Identifier

UN9165

Rights

United Nations

Collection

Citation

Kofi Annan, “Secretary-General Proposes Global Compact on Human Rights, Labor, and the Environment,” The Selected Papers of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1997-2006, accessed May 9, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/kofiannan/items/show/5047.

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