The ICC Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the Francophone Association of NHRIs (AFCNDH) are pleased to extend an open invitation to delegates registered for the inaugural United Nations (UN) Forum on Business and Human Rights to attend a joint Side Event on the Role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Implementing the UN Framework and Guiding Principles. The Side Event will be held from 15.30 to 17.30 on Monday, 3 December 2012 in Room XXII of the Palais des Nations and followed by a brief reception offered by the International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF).