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2013 UN Form on Business and Human Rights - Closing panel: Priorities and key issues

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2013 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights, 2-4 December

Closing plenary: Priorities and key issues for 2014 

Priorities and key issues for 2014
Chaired by Forum Chairperson with  High-level multistakeholder panel followed by interventions from the floor
• Mary Robinson, Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice
• Aron Cramer, Business for Social Responsibility
• Aisha Abdullahi, African Union Commission
• William Echikson, Google Corporation
• Debbie Stothard, International Federation for Human Rights and Altsean-Burma

Closing remarks by the Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Alexandra Guáqueta
 
Expected outcome: Identify the key business and human rights issues for 2014, opportunities for promoting wide and effective implementation of the UN Guiding Principles and enhancing multistakeholder dialogue and cooperation, and perspectives on key priorities for States, business enterprises and other stakeholders 

Informed by the preceding three days of discussions on trends and challenges in implementation of the UN Guiding Principles, the closing session will focus on key issues, opportunities and priorities for stakeholders in the year to come with a view to ensuring wide and effective dissemination and implementation.

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