2026 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights: Full Schedule

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From Governance to Implementation: Mitigating Human Rights Risks in Agentic AI

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Tempus

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Tempus

Parallel session

10:00am CET

Inclusion and protection of groups at risk as a strategic imperative: the role of digital tools

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Assembly Hall

Monday November 23, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

11:40am CET

Opening Plenary

Monday November 23, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Monday November 23, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Plenary session

1:30pm CET

Forest Defenders Simulation Game - English

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Tempus

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Tempus

1:30pm CET

Human rights due diligence in the defence and arms sectors-Informal Dialogue

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Assembly Hall

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Assembly Hall

Informal Dialogue

1:30pm CET

Safe by Design Workshop: Making Children Visible in Business Decision-Making

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Room VIII

Monday November 23, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Room VIII

Informal Dialogue

3:00pm CET

Closing the Gap: Accelerating Enforcement of the right to Free Prior and Informed Consent in the context of business activities

Monday November 23, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Assembly Hall

Monday November 23, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

3:00pm CET

Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs): The informal economy and forced labour

Monday November 23, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Tempus

Monday November 23, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Tempus

Parallel session

4:40pm CET

Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement in Human Rights Due Diligence

Monday November 23, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Monday November 23, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

4:40pm CET

Youth Leadership for Responsible Supply Chains, Human Rights Due Diligence and Sustainable Digital Innovation

Monday November 23, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET

Tempus

Monday November 23, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Tempus

Parallel session

10:00am CET

Measuring Impact: gender-responsive tools for inclusion and protection of women human rights

Tuesday November 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Assembly Hall

Tuesday November 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

10:00am CET

From National Action Plans to Mandatory Human Rights Due Dilience: What's Next for Asia-Pacific?

Tuesday November 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Tempus

Tuesday November 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Tempus

Regional session

11:40am CET

Human rights and accountability as an issue for the boardroom – corporate governance and the UNGPs

Tuesday November 24, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Tuesday November 24, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

11:40am CET

Bridging Gaps and Advancing Impact: Strengthening Human Rights Due Diligence and National Action Plans in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Tuesday November 24, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET

Tempus

Tuesday November 24, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Tempus

Regional session

1:30pm CET

Forest Defenders Simulation Game - Spanish

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Tempus

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Tempus

1:30pm CET

Consultation: WGBHR thematic report to the General Assembly in 2027

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Room VIII

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Room VIII

Informal Dialogue

1:30pm CET

Informal dialogue- The housing crisis: what is the role of business?

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Assembly Hall

Tuesday November 24, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Assembly Hall

Informal Dialogue

3:00pm CET

Access to remedy: rule of law, influence and accountability

Tuesday November 24, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Tempus

Tuesday November 24, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Tempus

Parallel session

3:00pm CET

Critical Energy Transition Minerals and Business and Human Rights

Tuesday November 24, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Assembly Hall

Tuesday November 24, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

4:40pm CET

Consultation on Enhancing the Protection of Human Rights Defenders in the Context of Business Activities: Lessons Learned over the Past 15 Years and Ways Forward

Tuesday November 24, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Tuesday November 24, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

4:40pm CET

Strengthening Access to Remedy Mechanisms in Latin America and the Caribbean

Tuesday November 24, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET

Tempus

Tuesday November 24, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Tempus

Regional session

10:00am CET

Labour rights: Decent Work in the Platform Economy

Wednesday November 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Assembly Hall

Wednesday November 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

10:00am CET

Agribusiness in Africa: From Value Chains to Rights-Based Transformation

Wednesday November 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET

Tempus

Wednesday November 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Tempus

Regional session

11:40am CET

Achieving and maintaining human rights- respecting investment in conflict-affected settings

Wednesday November 25, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Wednesday November 25, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

11:40am CET

15 Years of the UNGPs in the Middle East and Northern Africa: From Policy Aspiration to Operational Reality in Labour, Conflict and Climate

Wednesday November 25, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET

Tempus

Wednesday November 25, 2026 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Tempus

Regional session

1:30pm CET

Informal dialogue Accelerating Ethical Recruitment with existing data

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Tempus

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Tempus

1:30pm CET

Anniversary of the Slavery Convention - Informal dialogue

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Assembly Hall

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Assembly Hall

Informal Dialogue

1:30pm CET

Consultation for the Thematic report of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights on: Closing remedy and accountability gaps in business: Addressing legacy human rights harms

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET

Room VIII

Wednesday November 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CET
Room VIII

Informal Dialogue

3:00pm CET

UNGPs at 15: Climate Action, Human Rights and Closing the SME Gap

Wednesday November 25, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Assembly Hall

Wednesday November 25, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Assembly Hall

Parallel session

3:00pm CET

WEOG regional session – access to remedy through effective HRDD and accountability

Wednesday November 25, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET

Tempus

Wednesday November 25, 2026 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Tempus

Regional session

4:40pm CET

Closing Plenary

Wednesday November 25, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET

Assembly Hall

Wednesday November 25, 2026 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Assembly Hall

Plenary session

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