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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

Shaikh Giasuddin Ahmed

Manusher Jonno Foundation
Senior Program Manager - Research
Dhaka, Bangladesh

manusherjonno.org

I am the research focal person of MJF. Successfully conducted Sector Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) of the small-scale marine fisher folk community of Bangladesh. Currently the focal person for the Sustainable Oceans Project, a project for ensuring human rights of the small-scale marine fisher folk community of Bangladesh, supported by Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) and funded by Sida. Looking forward to meet research organizations and policy advocacy experts to learn more about policy research, advocacy and current trends.

09:00 CET

Human rights due diligence: trends and challenges Room XXI

10:45 CET

Opening plenary Room XX

11:30 CET

Stepping up government leadership: from commitments to action Room XX

13:30 CET

Global vs local: Addressing the disconnect between State top-down measures and lived experiences on the ground Room XXI

15:00 CET

Building a child labour free MICA industry: The role of government, business, NGOs and communities Room XXV

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

09:00 CET

Addressing environmental harms – the business and human rights connection Room XIX

10:30 CET

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

11:40 CET

Protecting and respecting human rights in the future of work Room XXV

15:00 CET

National Human Rights Institutions and Access to Remedy: Lessons and the Way Forward Room XXV

16:40 CET

Catalytic examples of government measures that bring scale to priority business actions affecting children’s rights Room XXV

09:00 CET

Inclusion can’t wait. The business case for the inclusion of persons with disabilities Room XX Research, engagement, advocacy: exploring the delicate role of the new ‘all-in-one BHR scholar’ Room XXIV

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

13:30 CET

Catalytic public-private partnerships: working with governments to drive business respect for human rights in the cocoa sector Room XXV

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX