2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Organized by the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Brief description of the session: 
The session will provide an overview of the background and key elements of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Session objectives: 
To enable newcomers to the business and human rights field to get a good understanding of the UN Guiding on Business and Human Rights.

Background to discussion:
The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights for implementing the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework is the authoritative global framework on business and human rights. The mandate from the Human Rights Council for the annual Forum on Business and Human Rights is focused on discussing challenges and lessons learned in implementing the UN Guiding Principles. Participants who are new to field can therefore benefit from this introductory briefing session on the background and key components of the Guiding Principles.