The United Nations Conference on Biodiverisity will be held in Kunming, China. This second part of COP 15 will be a face-to-face meeting in Kunming, China, from April 25 - May 8, 2022. The UN Biodiversity Conference was originally scheduled to take place from October 15-28, 2020, in Kunming, China, but was postponed on March 23, 2020 in light of […]
USCIB Webinar Series: “All You Need to Know About the ILO” Please join USCIB’s Corporate Responsibility & Labor Affairs Committee for a webinar series (April 25, May 3, and May 12, 2022) titled: “All You Need to Know About the ILO.” This series aims to brief USCIB Members on the workings of the ILO, USCIB’s role in it, consequential upcoming […]
Please see the Save-the-Date notice below from the ICC Digital Economy Commission concerning the Spring 2022 meeting on May 4, 2022, 8:00-11:00 a.m. EDT. ICC will send the agenda and Teams link in the coming week. The meeting will provide an opportunity to take stock of recent international developments and emerging trends in the Commission’s areas of work, as well […]
Date: May 4, 2022 Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am EST Register for this side event: Zoom registration To register for the STI Forum, follow this link The UN Secretary General's Report, Our Common Agenda (OCA), sets out 90 proposals for international cooperation and all-of-society engagement to turbo-charge implementation of the 2030 Agenda - USCIB welcomes several important opportunities for private […]
Background The Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) is the leading UN entity on human rights. OHCHR represents the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Learn more about the mandate of the OHCHR here. About the Series […]
The theme of this year’s STI Forum is Science, technology, and innovation for building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This theme closely aligns with that of the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), to be held in July 2022. Please contact Norine Kennedy for […]
The 110th ILO ILC will be held in hybrid format this year, May 27 – June 11, 2022, online and in Geneva. The agenda can be seen here, and will include year-1 of a 2-year standard setting negotiation on apprenticeships, debate over whether to add occupational safety & health (OSH) as a 5th “Fundamental Principle and Right at Work,” and […]
The ILO Global Conference on Elimination of Child Labor is a platform bringing together representatives from governments, trade unions, the private sector, civil society regional and international organizations, think tanks, academia, youth and children, to share their experiences, good practices and to push for accelerated further collective actions to eliminate child labor. The last Global Conference took place in Argentina […]
USCIB will hold a Maritime Industry & Illicit Supply Chains Roundtable, where USCIB members will lead the Cross-Sector Industry Working Group (CIWG) briefing on the Misuse of Maritime Transport for Counterfeit Trade. The briefing will be followed by Q&A. Recall: This topic has been included in the USCIB and BIAC agendas and roadmaps for 2022. Please RSVP to Ashley Harrington, aharrington@uscib.org, to […]
In resolution 5/14, UNEA-5.2 requested the UNEP Executive Director to convene an intergovernmental negotiating committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. Also as part of resolution 5/14, the UNEP Executive Director is requested to convene an ad hoc […]