The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein recently launched the Standards of Conduct for Business on Tackling Discrimination Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex People (LGBT Principles).
IHRB's Salil Tripathi, one of the lead authors of the Standards, spoke to Sari Brody, Global Equality and Leadership Development Manager at IKEA Group. In this video interview, they discuss the LGBT Principles and IKEA's work on diversity and inclusion:
25 April 2024 | Podcast
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
Bulldozers have been linked to human rights violations for many years, at least since 2003 when the US activist Rachel Corrie was crushed to death by a Caterpillar bulldozer while protesting against the demolition of a Palestinian home with a family...
07 March 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Peter Frankental, Economic Affairs Programme Director, Amnesty International
08 March 2024 | Video
05 February 2024 | Meeting Report
The perception of ‘value’ needs to change if the World Bank’s mission is to succeed
Last week we attended the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, D.C. The annual IMF-World Bank meetings bring together finance ministers and central bankers from all regions as a platform for official...
26 April 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Vasuki Shastry, Author, ESG/Strategic Communications Expert; International Advisory Council, IHRB Haley St. Dennis, Head of Just Transitions, IHRB