
United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific

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Explore the exciting line-up of sessions for the United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum.
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Day One
20 Sep
8:30 - 9:00 ICT
Registration, coffee/tea
9:00 - 10:30 ICT
Welcome, Keynotes and Opening Plenary
10:30 - 11:00 ICT
Break
11:00 - 12:15 ICT
Session 1: Turning Stones to Diamonds: Pressure points to facilitate access to remedy
12:15 - 13:30 ICT
Lunch
13:30 - 14:45 ICT
Session 2: The Road to Translating the UNGPs: A multi-stakeholder dialogue
14:45 - 15:00 ICT
Break
15:00 - 16:15 ICT
Session 3: Environmental Defenders As Levers of Change: Supporting climate action and responsible business practices
16:15 - 16:30 ICT
Break
16:30 - 18:00 ICT
Session 4: Regional Access
to Justice and Remediation: Making it work for migrant workers
Day Two
21 Sep
8:30 - 9:00 ICT
Reception, coffee/tea
9:00 - 10:15 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 1: Asia’s Environmental Priorities and the Business and Human Rights Agenda
10:15 - 10:45 ICT
Break
10:45 - 12:00 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 3: Combatting Informality and Spurring Formal Employment to Achieve Decent Work and Social Justice
13:30 - 14:45 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 5: Confronting Hate Speech and Disinformation: The role of advertising
Session 6: Transforming Markets through Inclusive Procurement
14:45 - 15:15 ICT
Break
15:15 - 16:30 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 7: Citizens and Consumers: The missing link
Session 8: TBA
19:00 ICT - onwards
Reception
Day Three
22 Sep
8:30 - 9:00 ICT
Reception, coffee/tea
9:00 - 10:15 ICT
Session 1: Policy Developments in Japan and their Impact on Asia
10:15 - 10:45 ICT
Break
10:45 - 12:00 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 2: Asia and the Future of Globalization: Business and Human Rights in Perspective
13:30 - 14:45 ICT | Parallel sessions
Session 4: Pathways to Responsible Infrastructure Development in Southeast Asia
Session 5: Scaling Up Business Action for Net Zero: Harnessing the levers of change
14:45 - 15:00 ICT
Break
15:00 - 16:30 ICT
Closing Plenary
16:30 ICT - onwards
Networking