United Nations documents

Much of Veolia Environnement’s operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is in direct violation of international law and United Nations Resolutions.

Veolia Environnement is even in violation of its own self-signed obligations under the United Nations Global Compact.

Below are some resources from the UN to assist our campaign…

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

November 2012: Letter from Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 urging the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) against selecting Veolia for public contracts due to its active involvement in Israel’s grave violations of international law. Download copy of UN letter here.

June 2011: UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: Implementing the United Nations “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework, A/HRC/17/31, Human Rights Council, Seventeenth session.