National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2015 The UNWG hosted the 2015 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights from November Part II 4) Attendance to the 2015 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights 16th to the 18th in Geneva, Switzerland. The forum was held under the theme of “tracking and to build a globally coherent policy foundation). The first forum began in 2011, with the UN member countries taking the lead. It has established itself as the most important global forum among multilateral stakeholders to discuss contemporary issues related to business and human rights. The 2015 forum was participated by nearly 2,400 participants from governments, businesses, academia, and NGOs in 130 countries. The NHRCK Chairperson Lee Sung-Ho was invited to the forum as a high-level panelist, to make presentations on the progress of the Commission in the opening ceremony and the NAP session on Business and Human Rights. Through this forum, we reaffirmed the following facts: 1. ‌we should clarify the common misunderstandings on the concept of business and human rights as a new form of regulation that hampers or intervenes upon free business operations; and 2. ‌business and human rights is a long-term challenge for all members of the society (including the government, private businesses, and citizens as consumers) from the perspective of continued growth and development. Part II Major Activities of NHRCK | 67 Major Activities of NHRCK progress and ensuring coherence” (it means to track the progress of business and human rights