Our Commitment
The achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the Member States of the United Nations is a major societal challenge, which requires a collective effort to make all actors in our society accountable.
As a member of the United Nations Global Compact, the Security and Human Rights Academy (SHR) is committed to building a more peaceful, responsible and sustainable world by providing impactful solutions to the growing need for companies to be supported in the implementation of a sustainable, humane and responsible leadership and culture in order to establish peace and stability in the world.
In order to create a significant social and societal impact, our actions focus on respecting, integrating and applying the key notions of corporate responsibility, corporate sustainability, business4peace, or business and human rights in their management, processes, and practices, both nationally and internationally.
In particular, we are concerned with issues relating to the 1,500 companies that provide services in high-risk areas and wish to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their scope of work, and the sustainability, ethical and human rights standards that govern their activities.
A good training of security professionals is the guarantee of a safer world for all, through the respect of human rights, the prevention of discrimination and the reduction of violence.
Peace, stability, human rights, and effective governance based on the rule of law are essential for sustainable development. The modules of our training support each of these aspects.
SHR creates numerous partnerships and wishes to weave many others with state, private or institutional actors to contribute to the construction of a just world.
What We Do
The Security & Human Rights Academy (SHR) is a Geneva-based organization consisting of young professionals, that defends human dignity. Founded in 2019, SHR aims to strengthen the skills of security actors, to democratize issues related to good practices in this sector and to promote projects in favor of responsible security. To bring together our activities and to propose a coherent and innovative whole, we have chosen to set up a Hub as a central platform to that gather our actions around a common goal:
« to strengthen the links between corporate responsibility and human rights. »
This objective, in addition to responding to a major and current challenge and bringing the voice of youth, supports the ongoing societal changes in particular through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations and through the willingness of some states, including Switzerland, to make security practices compliant with the SDGs.
TRAINING
Our training program for companies operating in high-risk areas is composed of nine modules that can be taken directly online. Our participants also receive coaching, support, and advice from us as needed.
AWARENESS-RAISING
This year, and until the end of the COVID-19 crisis, all our activities are carried out via platforms like Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
Once every two months, we organize a webinar that brings together experts who wish to exchange with the public on topics related to corporate responsibility and responsible security. This year, our webinars address five issues.
CO-CREATION
The ability to co-create , to work collectively and to collaborate is essential to respond in a concrete and impactful way to global issues. We therefore collaborate with other structures for the organization of events and various projects that are proposed to us and for the preparation of activities that we wish to carry out.
Swiss Excellence
The Security and Human Rights Academy’s actions are inspired by the following standards and norms:
SHR Academy is looking forward to soon be able to present its program for the “semaine des droits Humains”.
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