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Analysis

G20 Summits' Affirmations of Human Rights

Julia Tops, G20 Research Group, November 21, 2020

For the purpose of direction setting, human rights — considered to be basic rights and freedoms accorded to each individual globally — is coded to include dimensions such as women's rights and individual liberty but excludes intellectual property rights. This performance dimension of principled and normative decision making is measured by affirmations of principles, which are statements of fact, causation and rectitude.

Human rights have been coded into three categories: blue rights (civil and political), red rights (economic and social) and green rights (ecological)

Total: All Summit Documents

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2019 Osaka

Leaders' Declaration

• Building on work done by previous presidencies, we will strive to create a virtuous cycle of growth by addressing inequalities and realize a society where all individuals can make use of their full potential. (Red)
• We stress the importance of maximizing the positive impact of infrastructure to achieve sustainable growth and development while preserving the sustainability of public finances, raising economic efficiency in view of life-cycle cost, integrating environmental and social considerations, including women's economic empowerment, building resilience against natural disasters and other risks, and strengthening infrastructure governance. (Red)
• Taking into account the commonalities and differences among G20 demographics, we recognize the importance of promoting an healthy and active ageing society that enables workers to participate in the labour market at older ages, while continuing to increase participation of youth, women and persons with disabilities in economic activities. We will boost job creation and flexible work arrangements, seek to raise quality of employment and enhance employability of workers through lifelong learning as working lives are expected to be longer, and strive towards improving the working conditions for all including, long-term care workers in accordance with national circumstances. ?
• We will also address the gender gap in unpaid care work which remains a major obstacle to women's participation in the labour market. We commit to take further action to improve the quality of women's employment, reduce gender pay gaps, and end all forms of discrimination against women and combat stereotypes and to recognize women as agents of peace, and in the prevention and resolution of conflict.

Leaders Statement on Preventing Exploitation of the Internet for Terrorism and VECT

• This must be achieved in a way that is consistent with national and international law, including human rights and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression and access to information — we hold these in high regard. We commit to collaborate with states, international organisations, industry, and civil society in this endeavour. (Blue)

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2018 Argentina

G20 Leaders' Declaration: Building Consensus for Fair and Sustainable Development

• Access to education is a human right and a strategic public policy area for the development of more inclusive, prosperous, and peaceful societies (Red)

Buenos Aires Action Plan

Nothing

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2017 Hamburg

Leaders' Declaration

• we commit to fostering the implementation of labour, social and environmental standards and human rights in line with internationally recognised frameworks, such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. (Red)
• We will work towards establishing adequate policy frameworks in our countries such as national action plans on business and human rights and underline the responsibility of businesses to exercise due diligence. (Red)
• Enhanced equal access to the labour market, property, quality employment and financial services for women and men are fundamental for achieving gender equality and full realisation of their rights as well as a prerequisite for sustainable and inclusive growth (Red)
• While migration is influenced by many political, social and economic developments, the main drivers of forced displacement include conflicts, natural disasters as well as human rights violations and abuses. (Red)
• At the same time, we place special emphasis on vulnerable groups, including women at risk and children, particularly those unaccompanied, and to protecting the human rights of all persons regardless of their status. (Red)

Leaders' Statement on Countering Terrorism

• We reaffirm that all measures on countering terrorism need to be implemented in accordance with the UN Charter and all obligations under international law, including international human rights law. (Red)
• We will work with the private sector, in particular communication service providers and administrators of relevant applications, to fight exploitation of the internet and social media for terrorist purposes such as propaganda, funding and planning of terrorist acts, inciting terrorism, radicalizing and recruiting to commit acts of terrorism, while fully respecting human rights. (Blue)

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2016 Hangzhou

Hangzhou Action Plan

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Communiqué

• Recognizing the detrimental effects of corruption and illicit finance flows on equitable allocation of public resources, sustainable economic growth, the integrity of the global financial system and the rule of law, we will reinforce the G20's efforts to enhance international cooperation against corruption, while fully respecting international law, human rights and the rule of law as well as the sovereignty of each country (Blue)

Blueprint on Innovative Growth

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New Industrial Revolution Action Plan

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Innovation Action Plan

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Digital Economy Development and Cooperation Initiative

• Strengthen cooperation in protecting consumers' rights and develop dispute resolution approaches, ensuring options for consumers that are adapted to the characteristics of e-commerce within the national framework of laws and regulations provided that they are consistent with member's international legal obligations. (Red) ??
• Strengthen cooperation in protecting labor rights (Red)
• G20 members recognize that freedom of expression and the free flow of information, ideas, and knowledge, are essential for the digital economy and beneficial to development, as reaffirmed in paragraph 4 of the Tunis Commitment of WSIS (Blue)

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2015 Antalya

Leaders' Communiqué

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Statement on the Fight Against Terrorism

1. The fight against terrorism is a major priority for all of our countries and we reiterate our resolve to work together to prevent and suppress terrorist acts through increased international solidarity and cooperation, in full recognition of the UN's central role, and in accordance with UN Charter and obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, as well as through the full implementation of the relevant international conventions, UN Security Council Resolutions and the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy. (Blue)

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2014 Brisbane

Leaders' Communiqué

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Statement on Ebola

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2013 St. Petersburg Summit

Leaders' Declaration

• We endorse the recommendations of our Labour and Employment and Finance Ministers to mobilize, coordinate and integrate, our national policies (macroeconomic, financial, fiscal, education, skills development, innovation, employment, social protection) to promote the creation of quality jobs, while increasing productivity with full respect for Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, to ensure higher employment levels and a sustained decline in unemployment, underemployment and informal employment. (Red)

5th Anniversary Vision Statement

• Five years after the beginning of the crisis, we must continue to put the wellbeing of individual people at the centre of our growth agenda. (Red)

St. Petersburg Development Outlook

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Joint Statement on Syria

• We condemn in the strongest terms all human rights violations in Syria on all sides. (Blue)

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2012 Los Cabos Summit

Leaders' Declaration

• Jobs with labor rights, social security coverage and decent income contribute to more stable growth, enhance social inclusion and reduce poverty. (Red)
• Consistent with the Los Cabos Growth and Jobs Action Plan, we consider that structural reforms, in full respect of the fundamental principles and rights at work, can play an important role in lifting economic growth to generate labor market opportunities, mobility and jobs (Red)

Growth and Jobs Action Plan

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2012 Progress Report of the Development Working Group

• In order to meet these challenges, we need to adopt the right economic policies and appropriate coherent and large-scale actions that boost growth in a manner that is inclusive, sustained and environmentally sustainable, in order to benefit present and future generations. (Red)
• We support the country-level implementation of the recently approved "Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and 8 Forests in the Context of National Food Security" as a means for strengthening land rights recognition and legal certainty (Green)

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2011 Cannes

Final Declaration

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Communiqué

• We encourage the ILO to continue promoting ratification and implementation of the eight core Conventions ensuring fundamental principles and rights at work. (Red)

Action Plan for Growth and Jobs

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2010 Seoul

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2010 Toronto

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2009 Pittsburgh

Leaders' Statement

• To assure that global growth is broadly beneficial, we should implement policies consistent with ILO fundamental principles and rights at work. (Red)

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2009 London

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2008 Washington

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