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UN FORUM – DAY 3 - MENA
Morning Session: Navigating Crises by Strengthening Business and Human Rights in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA Region)
@icelisglobal's Founder and CEO @athwal_i was honoured to participate in today’s high-level session on advancing the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (#UNGPs) across the #MENAregion. The discussion —expertly moderated by Professor @dsolawuyi, SAN, FCIArb, Vice Chair of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights @WGBizHRs and @UNESCOChairHBKU — provided a timely and nuanced exploration of how states, businesses, and civil society can uphold human rights amid overlapping regional crises.
A particularly meaningful moment came from Sara Faraj, representing @icelisglobal, who raised a critical intervention on the need to shift from remedy to #prevention in protecting migrant workers, especially those displaced from conflict-affected zones. She underscored the importance of binding judicial procedures, but also emphasized that true protection must begin before harm occurs—through early legal-rights education, accessible information pathways, and transparent, enforceable safeguards against exploitation.
🎥 Watch our video on MENA: https://t.co/mSOp3SQVLD
Co-organized by Business and Human Rights MENA (BHRMENA) الأعمال التجارية وحقوق الإنسان, this session highlighted sector-specific human rights due diligence in high-risk contexts, the development of National Action Plans, stakeholder engagement, and remedy mechanisms. Panelists shared practical insights on fostering accountability, resilience, and human rights-centered approaches in the MENA region.
Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, FCIArb Olawuyi, Vice Chair, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (Moderator)
@MTayah, Programme Manager & Social Dialogue Specialist, @ILOQatar@Yasserakkaoui, Capital Concept
Nourah Al-Sulaiman, Human Rights Consultant
Amal Belaid, Juriste en Droit International, Délégation Interministérielle aux Droits de l’Homme, Maroc
📝 Full agenda: https://t.co/YafOLjP5mJ
🌐 More info: https://t.co/41cxzRNKQY
🤝 Support the Forum: https://t.co/8c8KcqFkV8
Today’s session offered deep insights into:
-Human rights due diligence in high-risk environments
-Labour rights and migrant worker protection
-The expanding role of youth as catalysts for rights-based business transformation
-Regional pathways for embedding accountability, resilience, and transparency
ICELIS Global remains committed to supporting evidence-based, rights-centered approaches that strengthen corporate responsibility and contribute to more equitable and humane business ecosystems across the MENA region.
#UNGPs #BusinessAndHumanRights #UNForumBHR #MigrantWorkers #MENARegion #HumanRights #PreventionFirst #ICELISGlobal #BizHumanRights #UNForum #ICELISGlobal
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