Human rights

Luxembourg's Development Cooperation aims primarily to strengthen the respect for and protection and realisation of human rights in order to create an environment that offers equal opportunities, so that each individual can freely determine the course of his or her existence.

In 2023, the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) programmes in Tunisia, Colombia and East Africa continued, with the support of Luxembourg's Development Cooperation (EUR 1.95 million for the 2023-2026 period’).

In 2023, Luxembourg's Development Cooperation reinforced its support to the regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for East Africa through an additional contribution of EUR 300,000.

In view of the deteriorating situation for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the Central American region, in 2022 Luxembourg decided to broaden the geographical scope of its support to the NGO Front Line defenders (FLD), world leader in the protection and security of HRDs.

Since 2019, Luxembourg has contributed EUR 100,000 per year to support the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), managed by UNESCO, which helps to mobilise the international community around discussion of media issues and to improve the media in developing countries.

Despite the difficult context for work on the ground since the coup d’état in 2021, Luxembourg's Development Cooperation remains present in Myanmar.

Since 2014, Luxembourg's Development Cooperation has been contributing, alongside Switzerland and Germany, to the Mekong Region Land Governance Project (MRLG).

Within the framework of the private sector’s commitment tools, Luxembourg's Development Cooperation undertakes to promote responsible business conduct, based on the OECD and United Nations guiding principles on business and human rights.