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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

Zhuowei Jia

Nankai University
Junior Research Fellow & Lecturer
Tianjin, P. R. CHINA

en.nankai.edu.cn/

This is Dr. Zhuowei JIA. Currently, he is a junior research fellow and lecturer at Center for the Study of Human Rights and School of Law at Nankai University (NKU) in Tianjin, P. R. CHINA. He acquired his PhD majoring in Human Rights Law at China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). His main research interests and fields are Human Rights Theory, International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law.

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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

Beyond voluntary: mandatory measures for meeting the State duty to protect Room XX

15:00 CET

Governments as catalysts for business respect for human rights in the world of work Room XXII

16:40 CET

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

09:00 CET

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

11:40 CET

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

13:30 CET

Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument Room XXI

15:00 CET

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

16:40 CET

Building sustainable infrastructure: Lessons from the Belt and Road Initiative and other similar multi-state initiatives Room XXI

09:00 CET

Research, engagement, advocacy: exploring the delicate role of the new ‘all-in-one BHR scholar’ Room XXIV

10:30 CET

Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Asia. Part I. Progress on State action: National Action Plans and beyond Room XIX

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

States and business enterprises listening to the UN Working Group? A cross-country assessment by civil society organizations Room XXI

15:00 CET

Claiming accountability through peer review of national action plans: a simulation Room XXI

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX