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18 Nov 2014

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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Media advisory: UN Forum on Business and Human Rights (Geneva, 1-3 Dec)

"How business impacts human rights: Global event to discuss challenges and solutions UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, 1-3 December", 18 Nov 2014

The biggest global annual event to examine business and human rights will take place from 1-3 December in Geneva, with the participation of more than 1,500 people from over 100 countries...“It is a unique occasion to take stock of innovative action by companies but also to address ongoing global challenges relating to business and human rights. Companies have a responsibility to respect the human rights of the people whom their business involves and affects,” said UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. The Forum will be chaired by Sudan-born telecoms entrepreneur Mo Ibrahim...The programme includes discussions on global supply chains; the effect of extractive industries on indigenous peoples; financial sector responsibilities; food corporations and the right to adequate food and health; forced labour; the impact of business on children’s rights; privacy in the digital age; and regulation of private security companies. The Forum will also address key human rights issues such as how victims can get justice and compensation.

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How business impacts human rights: Global event to discuss challenges and solutions UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, 1-3 December, Palais des Nations, Geneva - See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15302&LangID=E#sthash.5KZkK00Q.dpufHow business impacts human rights: Global event to discuss challenges and solutions UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, 1-3 December, Palais des Nations, Geneva - See more at: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15302&LangID=E#sthash.5KZkK00Q.dpuf