2019 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights has ended

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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

Sarinee Achavanuntakul

Sal Forest Co. Ltd.
Managing Director, Knowledge Development
Bangkok, Thailand

Business & human rights, sustainable business research

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

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

16:40 CET

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

09:00 CET

Aligning international investment policy and practice with the pillars of “Protect, Respect, Remedy” - what States should do Room XXII

10:30 CET

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

11:40 CET

Combating internet shutdowns, social media taxes, and censorship Room XXII

13:30 CET

Finance against slavery: how government action and public-private partnerships can work to end modern slavery and human trafficking Room XXII

15:00 CET

The economics of hate – the role of business in ensuring ethical advertising Room XXII

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

Mediation as viable access to remedy? Room XXV

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

Preventing and addressing dam failures - what needs to be done? Room XXII

17:00 CET

Closing plenary Room XX