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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

Raquel Althoff

Löning-Human Rights & Resp. Business
Consultant
Naunynstrasse 40 10999 Berlin

https://loening-berlin.de/

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 Film - iHUMAN: Artificial Intelligence & Facing a New World Order Cinema Scaling up respect for human rights in public investments: learning from government investment funds Room XXII

15:00 CET

Building a child labour free MICA industry: The role of government, business, NGOs and communities Room XXV Development finance and cooperation: the next frontier for business and human rights? Room XXI 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

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 Corporate accountability: Lessons from recent legal cases Room XXV Corruption: the business and human rights dimension Room XX Free, prior and informed consent - Why companies need to act on indigenous peoples’ rights Room XXII

09:00 CET

Addressing environmental harms – the business and human rights connection Room XIX Aligning international investment policy and practice with the pillars of “Protect, Respect, Remedy” - what States should do Room XXII

10:30 CET

Film - Silicon Valley's online slave market Cinema

11:40 CET

Addressing business-related human rights impacts in conflict and post-conflict contexts to build sustainable peace Room XX 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

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

What does accountability and remedy look like in the case of adverse human rights impacts from digital technologies? Room XXII

09:00 CET

Ending violence and harassment in the world of work Room XXII Inclusion can’t wait. The business case for the inclusion of persons with disabilities Room XX 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

11:15 CET

Snapshot - Multi-stakeholder project experience focusing on corporate action where states are absent/failing in fragile contexts Room XXV

11:30 CET

Snapshot - Caste in the Global Supply Chain Room XXV

12:00 CET

Snapshot - Introducing the first hospitality industry training module on risks of modern slavery in labour sourcing Room XXV

12:30 CET

Snapshot - Stonewall’s Toolkit for Employers - Tackling LGBTI Discrimination 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 Ensuring access to remedy when indigenous peoples' rights are harmed - trends, challenges, ways forward Room XXII

15:00 CET

Addressing climate change: the business and human rights connection Room XX Preventing and addressing dam failures - what needs to be done? Room XXII

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX