UNDP at the 12th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Towards effective change in implementing obligations, responsiblities and remedies

October 30, 2023

Event Details

Date

27 - 29 November 2023

Time

10:00am-6:00pm CET

Location

Hybrid – in-person element at Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

UNDP is proud to be participating in the 12th UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights, organized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights and its Secretariat at the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Find more information about the event and how to register on the official event site.

Information on UNDP's involvement in the Forum will be updated below.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Stakeholder perspectives on implementing the UNGPs across the Global South
13:20 - 14:40 CET | Room XIX

Session co-organized by the the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Wallbrook.

Speaker: Victoria de Mello, Business and Human Rights Specialist

Session info: https://sched.co/1Org9

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Realizing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: progress and opportunities for human rights due diligence and the environment in practice
15:00 - 16:20 CET | Room XIX

Session co-organized by the the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Environmental Resources Management, Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights, Sedex, Shift, UNDP, and UN Global Compact Brazil.

Speaker: Livio Sarandrea, Global Adviser on Business and Human Rights

Session info: https://sched.co/1Orix

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Progress and opportunities to strengthen BHR in Middle East and North Africa Region
11:40 - 13:00 CET | Room XIX

Session co-organized by the the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and UNDP.

Speaker: Takoua Tayari, Business and Human Rights National Analyst

Session info: https://sched.co/1Orji

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The role of youth in promoting effective change in the business and human rights agenda
15:00 - 16:40 CET | Room XIX

Session co-organized by the Working Group on business and human rights, United Nations Development Programme B+HR Asia, Mount Kenya University, Columbia Law School, ASEAN Youth Organization, Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association, Teaching Business and Human Rights Forum.

Session info: https://sched.co/1P2SJ

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Closing plenary
17:00 - 18:00 CET | Room XX

Session organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights.

Speaker: Katy Thompson, Head of Rule of Law, Security, and Human Rights

Session info: https://sched.co/1Orfe

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