11th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Rights holders at the centre: Strengthening accountability to advance business respect for people and planet in the next decade

November 25, 2022
Event Details

28 - 30 November 2022

10:00am-6:00pm CET

Hybrid – In person element in Palais Desnations, Geneva (Switzerland)

Schedule of speakers

UNDP is proud to be participating in the 11th 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 information below about sessions that UNDP experts will be joining as speakers or moderators. 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Roadmap for the next decade : Taking stock 
1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
Speaker: Asako Okai, UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the Crisis Bureau
Session info: https://sched.co/1CAuQ

Advancing Business Actions on Human Rights in Conflict Situations  
4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Speaker: Siniša Milatović, Business and Human Rights Specialist
Session info: https://sched.co/1CAry

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

Asia Pacific: How to protect rights holders - A multi-stakeholder dialogue 
10:00am - 11:20am CET
Speaker: Harpreet Kaur, Business and Human Rights Specialist
Session info: https://sched.co/1CAvM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Progress and opportunities for strengthening BHR in the Middle East and North Africa region
11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Moderator: Livio Sarandrea, Global Advisor Business and Human Rights
Session info: https://sched.co/1CAyd

Find out more: www.ohchr.org/en/events/forums/2022/11th-un-forum-business-and-human-rights