The question “What’s the UN doing on LGBTI rights?” is a tricky one to answer simply because the simple acronym "UN" hides a huge, complicated and multi-faceted family of organizations and fora that operate on any number of issues. The General Assembly in New York is certainly "the UN," but so is the World Health Organization’s representation in Argentina or UNDP’s country office in Bangladesh. As such, this short article offers a bird’s eye overview of the central concerns for sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and intersex issues at the UN over the past year.
June 24 / ILGA
Issues and Countries: Human Rights,, Protection and Safety,, Transgender,, Discrimination and Equality,, Society Culture and Religion,, Egypt,, South Africa,, Philippines,, Brazil,, Russia,, Sierra Leone,, Zambia,, Chile,, Vietnam,, Barbados,, Benin,, Colombia,, Congo,, Kazakhstan,, Uruguay,,