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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

Monika Althaus

Comittee for UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Senior Manager Children's Rights and Business

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 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 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

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

13:15 CET

Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: New evidence and policy options Room XII

13:30 CET

Finance against slavery: how government action and public-private partnerships can work to end modern slavery and human trafficking Room XXII Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument Room XXI

15:00 CET

Transparency and beyond: taking stock of legislative approaches to eradicating modern slavery in global supply chains Room XIX

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

12:15 CET

Snapshot - Children’s Rights and Business Atlas: Data-driven tools for impact assessment Room XXV

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