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IDAHOBIT 2024: The World Bank commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia

May 20, 2024
Washington, DC, and Online

Date and Time: Monday, May 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. 10:30 AM–12:00 PM | UTC 14:30–16:00 

The World Bank held this expert event in commemoration of the 2024 International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT).

When discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or sex characteristics takes place, development outcomes suffer. This event focused on raising awareness of how laws and regulations either promote or impede LGBTI+ inclusion, how such policies impact development, and what to expect from the forthcoming World Bank report: Equality of Opportunity for Sexual and Gender Minorities (EQOSOGI) - Second Edition.

Speakers:

Moderator

Clifton Cortez, World Bank SOGI Global Advisor

 

Opening remarks

Ed Mountfield, Vice President, Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank 

Julia Ehrt, The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association, (ILGA) World

 

Presenter

Julia Constanze Braunmiller, Senior Private Sector Specialist, DEC, World Bank

 

Panelists

Honorable Mrs. Sapana Pradhan Malla, Justice Supreme Court of Nepal

Paola Ballon, Senior Economist, SSI GP, World Bank

Mmapaseka, Steve Letsike, Founder and Executive Director of Access Chapter 2, South Africa (AC2)

Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Professor, Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University

 

Closing remarks

Juergen Voegele, Sustainable Development, Vice President 

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