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Opening plenary - Forum on Business and Human…

Opening plenary - Forum on Business and Human Rights 2023

Categories
Meetings & Events / Human Rights Council / Forum on Business and Human Rights / 2023
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Video Length
01:24:48
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Broadcasting UN Entity
UNITED NATIONS OFFICE IN GENEVA - UNOG
Subject Topical
BUSINESS
HUMAN RIGHTS
Corporate Name
OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - OHCHR
Summary
Day 1 (Room XX) - Opening plenary - 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights 27 - 29 November 2023
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Description
  • The annual Forum on Business and Human Rights is the UN's platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue to assess the progress made by States and businesses in moving the three pillars to "Protect, Respect and Remedy" of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) from paper to practice, identifying challenges and salient issues and discussing what is needed to address them adequately.
  • The opening plenary of the UN Forum, titled "Looking at the past, anticipating the future", will provide different stakeholders' perspectives on the main theme of the Forum. Among other objectives, the opening plenary seeks to provide inspiration and help set the tone for constructive and solution-oriented dialogue over subsequent discussions. A main aim is to provide a space in which stakeholders can reflect on the changes that have occurred in the implementation of the UNGPs since they were endorsed in 2011, consider whether and to what extent progress made has proved effective, especially for rights-holders, and consider what still needs to be achieved and how to accelerate the pace of implementation by States and businesses.
  • A key goal is to provide a global platform for stakeholder dialogue on the drivers and obstacles to effective and positive change, and what good practices can be found in the actions of States, businesses, and other stakeholders.

Format:
  • The plenary session will consist of a segment of opening remarks, followed by a roundtable featuring the reflections of stakeholders from different sectors and regions.

Moderator:
  • Damilola Olawuyi
Speakers:
  • Amina J. Mohammed
  • Volker Türk
  • Celeste Drake
  • Christine Kaufmann
  • Allah Dino Khowaja
  • Edward Kwakwa
  • Gervais Ndihokubwayo
  • Lidiane Orestes
  • Kimiko Hirata

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Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

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