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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

Alexander Ampaabeng

OXFAM
Fiscal Policy Specialist
Ghana

I lead the Tax and the broader fiscal policy work for Oxfam in Ghana.
The current (main) activity focuses on corporate tax transparency/responsibility in taxation. It looks at ways of engaging multi-stakeholders to promote tax responsibility for an enhanced RDM. An initiative coming of out of this and soon to be launched is the Ghana Responsible Tax Index (GRTI) which seeks to assess corporate bodies (operating in Ghana) about their tax disclosures and tax responsibility and use this data to rank them (across sectors)

09:00 CET

Human rights due diligence: trends and challenges Room XXI

10:45 CET

Opening plenary Room XX

13:30 CET

Beyond voluntary: mandatory measures for meeting the State duty to protect Room XX Human rights and the role of governments in bidding for and hosting mega sporting events Room XIX

15:00 CET

Development finance and cooperation: the next frontier for business and human rights? Room XXI

16:40 CET

A “smart mix” for responsible investment: The role of government in promoting investor human rights due diligence and ensuring investor respect for human rights Room XXI Corporate accountability: Lessons from recent legal cases Room XXV

09:00 CET

Minding the governance gap: Can we rely on private standard-setting initiatives as methods for prevention, remediation and accountability? Room XXV

10:30 CET

Plenary: Helping States promote responsible business - toward greater coherence at the multilateral level? Room XX

11:40 CET

Combating internet shutdowns, social media taxes, and censorship Room XXII Regulating for corporate governance that respects human rights. Achieving a step-change in business and society relationships Room XXI

15:00 CET

What is needed for State-owned enterprises to lead by example? Room XXI

10:30 CET

Africa led regional dialogue on the role of States as catalyst to prevent human rights violations by business Room XXII

11:40 CET

Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Africa Room XXII

13:30 CET

Catalytic public-private partnerships: working with governments to drive business respect for human rights in the cocoa sector Room XXV States and business enterprises listening to the UN Working Group? A cross-country assessment by civil society organizations Room XXI

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX