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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

DT

Datin Tarina Alysa Bachtiar

Cosilience
Principal
New York

09:00 CET

Human rights due diligence: trends and challenges Room XXI

10:45 CET

Opening plenary Room XX

13:30 CET

Film - iHUMAN: Artificial Intelligence & Facing a New World Order Cinema

15:00 CET

Do companies prefer State action or inaction when it comes to promoting business respect for human rights - Stories from the frontline of businesses calling for action Room XIX

16:40 CET

National action plans: From paper to practice – lessons learned, challenges, innovation Room XIX

10:30 CET

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

11:40 CET

Regulating for corporate governance that respects human rights. Achieving a step-change in business and society relationships Room XXI

13:30 CET

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 Prevention is better than cure: exploring best strategies by States to prevent attacks on human rights defenders Room XX

16:40 CET

How business can leverage anti-corruption practices to advance respect for human rights Room XIX

09:00 CET

Multi-stakeholder initiatives promoted by States to drive business respect for human rights - effectiveness and lessons learned Room XXI

11:45 CET

Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Asia. Part II. Impact of inbound and outbound investment on human rights in South and Southeast Asia Room XIX

15:00 CET

Addressing climate change: the business and human rights connection Room XX Claiming accountability through peer review of national action plans: a simulation Room XXI

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX