of developing the National Action Plan to implement UNGP BHR, with
business groups joining hands with the State.
r There is a need to conduct workshops among stakeholders, particularly
the vulnerable sectors, and to understand the ways in which they have
been dealing with investors and business interests.
r The academe should help by conducting studies that would strengthen
and simplify the adoption of the UNGP BHR such as: a) analyzing the
gaps in existing Nepalese laws related to BHR and b) linking the success
of businesses to its observance of human rights. n
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