In 2020, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (UNWG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Labour Organisation (ILO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) have joined forces to provide further stimulus to the responsible business and human rights discourse in Asia and the Pacific.

The United Nations Virtual Forum on Responsible Business and Human Rights: New Challenges. New Approaches. will be held on 9-11 June 2020. This year’s forum will be held virtually, thus allowing for a larger and wider audience to participate from around the world.