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2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

For further information on the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights please visit https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Forum/Pages/2019ForumBHR.aspx

For further information on the work of the Working Group on Business and Human Rights please visit https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Business/Pages/WGHRandtransnationalcorporationsandotherbusiness.aspx

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09:00 CET

Addressing environmental harms – the business and human rights connection Room XIX Aligning international investment policy and practice with the pillars of “Protect, Respect, Remedy” - what States should do Room XXII Minding the governance gap: Can we rely on private standard-setting initiatives as methods for prevention, remediation and accountability? Room XXV Regulating businesses in contexts of conflict and occupation: what more is needed? Room XXI

10:30 CET

Plenary: Helping States promote responsible business - toward greater coherence at the multilateral level? Room XX Film - Silicon Valley's online slave market Cinema

11:40 CET

Addressing business-related human rights impacts in conflict and post-conflict contexts to build sustainable peace Room XX Combating internet shutdowns, social media taxes, and censorship Room XXII Promoting respect for human rights through sustainable public procurement Room XIX Protecting and respecting human rights in the future of work Room XXV Regulating for corporate governance that respects human rights. Achieving a step-change in business and society relationships Room XXI

13:15 CET

Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: New evidence and policy options Room XII Film - Discount Workers – a fight for justice in global supply chains Cinema

13:30 CET

Finance against slavery: how government action and public-private partnerships can work to end modern slavery and human trafficking Room XXII Responsible use of artificial intelligence and biometric tools in high risk sectors? Implications of "Protect, Respect and Remedy" for military and security sector actors Room XXV Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument Room XXI

15:00 CET

National Human Rights Institutions and Access to Remedy: Lessons and the Way Forward Room XXV The economics of hate – the role of business in ensuring ethical advertising Room XXII Transparency and beyond: taking stock of legislative approaches to eradicating modern slavery in global supply chains Room XIX What is needed for State-owned enterprises to lead by example? Room XXI Prevention is better than cure: exploring best strategies by States to prevent attacks on human rights defenders Room XX

16:30 CET

Videos - Indigenous tourism and the significance of indigenous rights applied in tourism Cinema

16:40 CET

Building sustainable infrastructure: Lessons from the Belt and Road Initiative and other similar multi-state initiatives Room XXI Catalytic examples of government measures that bring scale to priority business actions affecting children’s rights Room XXV How business can leverage anti-corruption practices to advance respect for human rights Room XIX What does accountability and remedy look like in the case of adverse human rights impacts from digital technologies? Room XXII