The 4th Asia-Pacific United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (RBHR Forum)

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The 4th Asia-Pacific United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (RBHR Forum) is now opening for registration ! The Forum will take place on 20-22 September 2022 in person in Bangkok, Thailand and will also be live-streamed.

Under the theme ‘Harnessing Levers of Change’, the RBHR Forum will explore what has worked to promote business respect for human rights and the environment and what has not, as well as what novel strategies can be employed to accelerate progress in this domain with the participation of different stakeholders across the region.

This year’s Forum is co-organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Organization for Migration (IOM), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), and the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG).

Information about the Forum, including the concept note, program, registration portal, time and location, can be found at: www.rbhrforum.com​

For general queries, please reach out to the Forum Secretariat at unrbhrforum@undp.orgFor queries related to sessions and speakers, please contact Harpreet Kaur, Business and Human Rights Specialist, UNDP (harpreet.kaur@undp.org), with a copy to Kevin Lehmann, Business and Human Rights Analyst, UNDP (kevin.lehmann@undp.org).