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Palais des Nations, Building H, Rooms 207–209, Geneva & Virtual

Hybrid Event:

  • Monday, 23 November 2026 | 09:45–11:20 (Geneva time)

  • Palais des Nations, Building H, Rooms 207–209, Geneva | Online participation available

  • Coffee will be available outside the meeting room from 09:00

UNICEF, the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative (UN SSE), Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) and The Centre for Child Rights and Business invite investors, stock exchanges, companies and child rights experts to a side event at the 15th UN Forum on Business and Human Rights.

Three days after the inaugural global Ring the Bell for World Children’s Day campaign, the session will explore how stock exchanges can help listed companies report on their impacts on children, what investors need to know about those impacts, and how companies can use that information to strengthen human rights due diligence.

Registration

In-person places are limited. To attend at the Palais des Nations, please complete both registrations.

  1. Register for the UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
  2. Register for the session

Programme

Panel 1 | Child-lens investing and capital markets
UNICEF and the UN SSE will introduce three resources for stock exchanges and investors.

  • UN SSE Model Guidance on Child-Lens for stock exchanges offers guidance for exchanges on incorporating children’s rights into their engagement with listed companies.
  • Market Monitor on ESG and children’s rights, developed by UNICEF and the UN SSE, maps how capital markets address children’s rights in ESG disclosure requirements.
  • Public Equity Investor Primer on Child Online Protection helps investors in listed technology companies assess how those companies address risks to children online.

Panel 2 | From reporting to reality
The Centre for Child Rights and Business will moderate a discussion on what investors want to know about companies’ impacts on children and how companies can strengthen their due diligence and reporting.

Participants in Geneva and online will be invited to join an open discussion before a closing reflection from the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights.

Please note that you must complete both registrations to attend the event in person. Space is limited, so register early. If you have any questions, please reach out to the secretariat: [email protected]

Keynote speakers