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African Business and Human Rights Forum, 12-13 October 2022, Accra, Ghana | OHCHR
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Tuesday
, October 11
8:30am GMT
NHRI Day: Convening NHRIs to contribute to the implementation of UNGPs (Invite-only)
Fiesta Royale Hotel
9:00am GMT
Role of Lawyers in Supporting Business and Human Rights Agenda in Africa (Invite-only)
Olympio Room
10:00am GMT
Informal and Closed-Door Peer-To-Peer Exchange and Networking Session for Government Officials (Invite-only)
Mfantisipim Room
OECD Private Meeting
Nyerere Room
Towards a legally binding instrument on business and human rights: an African perspective (Invite-only)
Mandela Room
1:00pm GMT
Prioritising Business And Human Rights In The African Continental Free Trade Area
Airport View Hotel
2:00pm GMT
Business Caucus – a safe space dedicated to the private sector to discuss key issues related to human rights and responsible business conduct (Invite-only)
Nyerere Room
3:00pm GMT
Introduction to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and to international and regional human rights mechanisms
Mandela Room
3:30pm GMT
Trade Unions’ Participation in Drafting NAPs: Putting Labour Rights at the Center of B&HR Policies
Airport View Hotel
Wednesday
, October 12
9:20am GMT
Opening Ceremony
Nkrumah Ball Room
9:40am GMT
High-Level Opening Panel – Business and Human Rights in Africa: Shaping the next decade
Nkrumah Ball Room
12:00pm GMT
Advancing the business and human rights agenda in Africa: Regional BHR trends, challenges, and opportunities
Nkrumah Ball Room
1:00pm GMT
Multistakeholder approaches to addressing security and human rights challenges: The role of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
Nkrumah Ball Room
2:00pm GMT
The State duty to protect human rights in the context of business activities in Africa
Nkrumah Ball Room
3:45pm GMT
Implications for Africa of mandatory human rights due diligence developments in the EU and beyond
Nkrumah Ball Room
5:00pm GMT
Responsibility of business to respect human rights: Lessons learned, challenges and the way forward for Africa
Nkrumah Ball Room
6:00pm GMT
Stakeholder perspectives on the development of an Africa Regional Roadmap on the implementation of the UNGPs
Nkrumah Ball Room
Thursday
, October 13
9:10am GMT
Mainstreaming human rights in the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)
Nkrumah Ball Room
10:30am GMT
Access to effective remedies & the role of national & regional institutions in Africa
Nkrumah Ball Room
11:50am GMT
The impact of extractive industries on the environment and human rights
Nkrumah Ball Room
1:15pm GMT
Understanding and mitigating the impacts of the use and development of technologies by businesses in Africa
Nkrumah Ball Room
2:00pm GMT
Individuals and groups at heightened risk of business-related human rights abuses: challenges, lessons learned and way forward for the next 10 years of UNGPs implementation
Nkrumah Ball Room
4:00pm GMT
Business and human rights in conflict-affected areas
Nkrumah Ball Room
5:00pm GMT
Closing plenary
Nkrumah Ball Room
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Tuesday
, October 11
Wednesday
, October 12
Thursday
, October 13
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Airport View Hotel
Fiesta Royale Hotel
Mandela Room
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Nyerere Room
Olympio Room
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