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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

Philip Aanderud

GIZ
Team Lead, Corporate Responsibility
Germany

https://giz.de/en/

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

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

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

16:40 CET

Corporate accountability: Lessons from recent legal cases Room XXV National action plans: From paper to practice – lessons learned, challenges, innovation Room XIX

09:00 CET

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

Protecting and respecting human rights in the future of work Room XXV Regulating for corporate governance that respects human rights. Achieving a step-change in business and society relationships Room XXI

13:15 CET

Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: New evidence and policy options Room XII Film - Discount Workers – a fight for justice in global supply chains Cinema

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

National Human Rights Institutions and Access to Remedy: Lessons and the Way Forward Room XXV Transparency and beyond: taking stock of legislative approaches to eradicating modern slavery in global supply chains Room XIX

16:40 CET

Building sustainable infrastructure: Lessons from the Belt and Road Initiative and other similar multi-state initiatives Room XXI Catalytic examples of government measures that bring scale to priority business actions affecting children’s rights Room XXV How business can leverage anti-corruption practices to advance respect for human rights Room XIX

09:00 CET

Mediation as viable access to remedy? Room XXV Multi-stakeholder initiatives promoted by States to drive business respect for human rights - effectiveness and lessons learned Room XXI

10:30 CET

Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Latin America and the Caribbean Room XX Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) - Part 1 (Trade) 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

13:30 CET

Catalytic public-private partnerships: working with governments to drive business respect for human rights in the cocoa sector Room XXV Strengthening regional “races to the top” on business and human rights – the role of regional organizations 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