NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA the present Chairperson of the Commission from 2016. In the opening plenary session, Justice Shri H.L. Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC India delivered a statement on the role of NHRC India on the priority theme of “Business and Human Rights”. 2.56 NHRC Participation in Other International Meetings i. International Conference on “Identifying Challenges, Assessing Progress, Moving Forward: Addressing Impunity and Realizing Human Rights in South Asia” from 9 – 11 April, 2018 at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal. ii. Commonwealth Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) Biennial Meeting from 16 to 17 April, 2018 and Commonwealth Women’s Forum on 18 April, 2018 at London, U.K. iii. Conference on AICHR International Dialogue: Sharing Good Practices on Business & Human Rights from 4- 6 June, 2018 at Bangkok, Thailand. iv. 9th Session of UN Open Ended Working Group on Ageing from 23 - 26 July, 2018 at New York. v. Face-to-face workshop related to RWI Regional Blended Learning course on human rights, gender equality and environment/climate change in the framework of SDGs, with focus on South Asia. Face-to-face workshop in Colombo on 25-29 June, 2018 at Colombo, Sri Lanka and the Regional Meeting of NHRI which was organized on 20 – 21 November, 2018 at Bangkok, Thailand. vi. Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) 2018 Bureau Meeting from 8 – 9 October, 2018 and GANHRI International Conference from 10 - 12 October, 2018 at Marrakesh, Morroco. vii. The 2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights from 26 - 28 November, 2018 Geneva, Switzerland. 2.57 Interaction with Foreign Delegates in the Commission i. A delegation from UNDP Business & Human Rights, UNDP Business and Human Rights, Bangkok, visited the Commission on 2 July, 2018 for a meeting on Business and Human Rights with Secretary General, NHRC India. ii. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan visited the Commission to have a Courtesy Meeting with Chairperson on 4 July, 2018. iii. The Political Counsellor, Germany visited the Commission on 24 August, 2018 to have a Courtesy Meeting with Secretary General, NHRC to understand the work of the Commission. iv. The Asian NGO Network on Human Rights Institutions (ANNI) visited the Commission on 24 August, 2018. ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 25