International Organisations, states and NGOs increasingly use a "human rights-based approach" to development to enhance key aspects such as participation and the rule of law in their operational activities with partner countries. According to the human rights-based approach to development, every person is a holder of rights. These rights are stipulated in international human rights conventions and binding upon states. Consequently, development cooperation is not based on charity and good-will by states but is an entitlement of every individual as a rights-holder.
The human rights-based approach to development has a central role in the cooperation of LBI of Fundamental and Human Rights (LBI-GMR) with the Austrian Development Agency. In this cooperation, LBI-GMR provides consultancy in the areas of human rights, good governance, conflict transformation and peace-building. A key are in this regard is the implementation of child rights in the Austrian development cooperation. Since a couple of years, the topic of persons with disabilities and development cooperation is on the BIM agenda as well. Besides consultancies and training for ADA in this area, LBI-GMR has a monitoring function in the project "Inclusive Tanzania" of the NGO Light-for-the-World.
In direct operationalisation of the human rights-based approach to development, LBI-GMR is implementing a project on poverty reduction and human rights in Macedonia.
Regarding selected areas of human rights and development as well as the topic in general, BIM offers trainings and workshops for NGOs and other interested institutions. Current cooperations include activities with UNDP, Amnesty Austria, CARE, FIAN, and SOS Kinderdorf.