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IN COLLABORATION WITH
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Formats
Panels, deep dives, workshops, spotlights, exchange cafes and more.
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Session proposals
Received from partners across Asia-Pacific and globally
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Partner organizations
Shaping a partner-led programme.
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Sessions
Across four days, four tracks and crosscutting themes.
- 01 Governance
Translating policy commitments into enforceable, rights-respecting practice.
+ 02 Supply chain resilience
Due diligence that holds up under disruption, climate shocks and regulatory change.
+ 03 Accountability
Grievance mechanisms and remedy that actually work for affected people.
+ 04 Participation
Centring workers, communities and rights holders in every decision.
THE 2026 THEME
In a moment of overlapping shocks – economic, climate and geopolitical – the forum asks a critical question: how can we build resilience while advancing human rights in practice across Asia-Pacific?
Under the theme Building Resilience, Advancing Rights, the Forum focuses on what it takes to turn commitments into action – through practical exchange, peer learning and collaborative problem solving.
Four tracks, one agenda
The programme is organised around four thematic tracks, plus crosscutting sessions that span them all.
Governance & Regulatory Coherence
10 sessions
NAPs, HRDD frameworks and enforcement; aligning trade, investment and economic policy with rights; data and technology for the BHR agenda.
Resilient Markets & Supply Chains
28 sessions
HRDD in deep-tier supply chains; MSMEs, informal and high-risk actors; forced labour and ethical recruitment; buyers, investors and ESG.
Remedy, Accountability & Trust
10 sessions
Accountability across policy, regulatory and corporate systems; access to justice and remedy; credible, transparent, outcome-oriented approaches.
Inclusion, Participation & Protection
26 sessions
Voice and participation of workers, communities and affected groups; barriers and civic space; inclusive engagement and collective action.
+ Crosscutting sessions — plenaries, cafés and cross-theme dialogues (8).
WHY IT MATTERS
From policy commitments to real-world outcomes — for the workers, communities and rights holders at the centre of it all.
2026 Collaborating Partners
WHO ATTENDS
A genuinely multi-stakeholder room
The forum is built on the premise that responsible business conduct only advances when every stakeholder is at the table.
Governments
Policymakers and regulators shaping national action plans and mandatory due diligence.
Business
Companies and industry bodies building resilient, rights-respecting supply chains.
Civil society
NGOs, unions and advocates driving accountability and worker voice.
Rights holders
Workers, communities and affected groups at the centre of the agenda.
14–17 September 2026 · UN Conference Centre, Bangkok
© 2026 UN Responsible Business & Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific.
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The Asia-Pacific region's leading platform bringing together governments, businesses, civil society and rights holders to advance responsible business conduct.
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Harpreet Kaur, Portfolio Manager, Business and Human Rights, UNDP