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Cathrine Halsaa

Norwegian National Contact Point

Head of Secretariat

https://twitter.com/OECD_NCP_Norway

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathrine-halsaa-02391690/

Description

Halsaa has a M.Phil degree in Human Geography, Development Studies, from the University of Oslo. She has long experience with responsible business conduct from the Secretariat since 2014. She has been head of Secretariat since 2016, and has in-depth knowledge on the OECD guidelines for multinational enterprises. She has been involved in handling more than 10 specific instances related to the Norwegian enterprises compliance of the Guidelines, and has been in charge of the Norwegian Contact Points efforts to promote the Guidelines through courses, guidance and outreach on responsible business conduct. Halsaa has been employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2000, and has long experience with Norway’s efforts to promote respect of Human Rights, in particular LGBT-rights and issues on non-discrimination. She has previously worked for the World Food Programme in Ecuador.

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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Conversations with the National Contact Points for RBC

Andrius Bambalas (National Contact Point, Lithuania, Chairman of Independent Experts)Assia Ben saad (National Contact Point, Morocco, Head of the secretary)Márcio Luiz de Freitas Naves de Lima (Ministry of Economy, Coordinator of the NCP Brazil, Undersecretary for Foreign Investments of the Executive Secretariat of the Foreign Trade Board)Margot Edwards (Global Affairs Canada, Head of Secretariat, Canada’s National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises)Cathrine Halsaa (Norwegian National Contact Point, Head of Secretariat)Allan Jørgensen (OECD, Head of the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct)Jacqueline Kacprzak (National Contact Point, Poland, Counsellor to the Minister, Ministry of Developement Funds and Regional Policy)Lisa Miller (U.S. Deparment of State, Head of Economic Inclusion and Outreach Unit & National Contact Point, U.S.)Linda Nielsen (National Contact Point, Denmark, Chair of NCP Denmark and professor, dr. jur., University of Copenhagen)Marcela Paiva (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile, Head of the RBC Division and NCP of Chile Undersecretariat of Economic Relations)Michael Tracton (U.S. Department of State, Director of Office of Investment Affairs)

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