Burma/Myanmar is undergoing change and foreign investors who have stayed out of the country are now keen to explore opportunities.
The UN’s Guiding Principles for the implementation of the ‘Protect, Respect, Remedy’ framework on business and human rights demonstrate how they can operate in ways consistent with international human rights standards.
Political and economic changes are unfolding rapidly in Burma/Myanmar although the reform process is at an early stage. These developments are leading to enhanced engagement with the international community. The re-emergence of resource-rich Burma/Myanmar in the global economy, together with the political changes taking place, represents an important opportunity in the area of business and human rights.
How should businesses respond to an age of conflict and uncertainty?
As 2024 began, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aptly summed up our deeply worrying collective moment. As she put it, speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland, we are moving through “an era of conflict and...
26 March 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Scott Jerbi, Senior Advisor, Policy & Outreach, IHRB