Caucus y taller empresariales durante el Foro sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos de África

Inscríbanse al Foro de Empresas y Derechos Humanos de África (12-13 de octubre de 2022) y al caucus y taller empresariales de la OIE, la GBI y el PNUD el 11 de octubre de 2022 de 14:00 a 18:00 (GMT, UTC+0) (en inglés).

After almost a decade since the last 2014 African regional Forum, Business and Human Rights issues and practitioners are back on the continent to jointly advance the BHR agenda and promote the implementation of the United Nations Guiding Principles (UNGPs). The African Business and Human Rights Forum will be held on 12-13 October 2022, with 11 October 2022 (referred to as “Day 0”) dedicated to pre-Forum sessions, including private meetings before the official start day of the regional Forum. The Forum will follow a hybrid format to ensure broad participation.

Convened by the African Union and co-organised by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeiten (GIZ), this edition aims to bring together stakeholders from across Africa to take stock of progress and discuss challenges and opportunities for promoting responsible business conduct and corporate accountability in the region.

This year’s Forum will take place in Accra, Ghana. The programme, concept note and registration for the Forum are available here.

Private sector Business Caucus

As part of the Forum, IOE is leading the organisation of the hybrid Business Caucus and Workshop for  business practitioners only together with Global Business Initiative and UNDP on 11 October from14:00-18:00(GMT). The hybrid Caucus will be dived into two parts with complementing objectives:

• In the first half of the session from 14:00-16:00 (GMT), participants will delve into the expectations for business under the UNGPs as well as a panel discussion on the realities of implementing the UNGPs in Africa, including challenges and opportunities:
  • Panel I - Implementing the UNGPs in Africa: Key Considerations for Business
  • Panel II - Challenges & opportunities of BHR Governance in Africa
• The second half of the session from 16:00-18:00 (GMT) will focus in on a workshop on heightened human rights as outlined in the recently launched UNDP's Guide on Heightened Due Diligence for Business in Conflict Affected Contexts. The workshop will provide practical examples and encourage discussion amongst practitioners about the realities of conducting human rights due diligence.

The format of this event will be hybrid. Online via Zoom and in-person at Marriott Hotel, Accra. To register, please follow the steps below:

• Register  here to attend the hybrid Business Caucus, online participants will receive the Zoom link at a later stage.
• For in-person participants, please also register via the registration form of the Forum.

Do not miss this opportunity to acquire extensive knowledge and insights from local and multinational companies, high-level speakers from employer organisations, experts and practitioners.

We invite you to consult the invitation to the Business Caucus in the "Resources" section. The agenda is being drafted and will be soon available.

We look forward to seeing you.