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- Vatican Media  -   The Holy See has reiterated its call for an appropriate regulation of the activities of transnational corporations that is guided by an ethical approach so that a decent standard of living is realized through respect of human dignity, rather than a mere economic interest.

"In the context of business activities, this implies that an integral respect for communities and their rights cannot be separated from care for the environment," said Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.

While trade and investment agreements do not prohibit measures and policies at protecting human rights per se, they may limit the options of a state to fulfil its human rights obligation, he noted while addressing a meeting on transnational corporations and human rights during the current 38th Session of the Human Rights Council.

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