Sixty-eight new companies from 11 countries added to UN's database in 70 percent jump
The number of businesses listed by the UN as complicit in illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank has more than doubled, with 68 new firms added.
The UN Human Rights Office released an updated list on Friday, naming a total of 158 companies - a 70 percent increase from 97 listed in 2023, when the database was last published.
The database highlights firms involved in activities in the settlements, including providing equipment for construction, demolition and surveillance, and assisting with banking operations.
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said: “This report underscores the due diligence responsibility of businesses working in contexts of conflict to ensure their activities do not contribute to human rights abuses."
Most of the listed companies are based in Israel, but others are located in several European countries, China, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Newcomers include German-based Heidelberg Materials, Steconfer, a rail systems provider in Portugal, and Ineco, a Spanish transportation engineering company.
Several travel companies, including Expedia Group, Booking Holdings and Airbnb, have remained on the list. (more...)
UN blacklist of firms complicit in Israeli settlement activity more than doubles
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