The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights was scheduled to undertake its first country visit to Luxembourg from 18 to 28 July to assess efforts to identify, prevent and address adverse impacts of business operations on human rights and the environment.
At the request of the government, the visit has been postponed at the last minute, citing inter alia the unavailability of officials. The visit would have been the first visit ever by any Special Procedures mandate holder to Luxembourg, which has a standing invitation to special procedures and has recently been elected as member of the Human Rights Council and has therefore increased responsibilities to cooperate with human rights mechanisms.
The Working Group is currently in discussions with the government to find alternative dates, noting that the visit may be postponed for a long period of time given the existing commitments of the Working Group to visit other countries in 2022 and 2023.
The Working Group would like to thank all stakeholders who engaged in the preparation of the visit and in organising meetings in the country. It invites them to continue sharing any relevant information to allow the Working Group to continue to assess the situation in Luxembourg while waiting for dates of the visit to be confirmed.