Businesses have a clear interest in promoting peace, security and stability a...

Businesses have a clear interest in promoting peace, security and stability and in ensuring that natural resources are a blessing, not a curse. We therefore encourage them to engage proactively in voluntary initiatives in this field — the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, the Kimberley Process, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact. In that regard, we need multi-stakeholder consultative processes and the participation of youth, women and marginalized groups.