equal rights

Two friends support LGBT rights on Gay Pride Day in New York City (2018).
UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi

Over half of LGBTQI students in Europe bullied in school: UNESCO

17 May 2021
Human Rights

More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their sexuality, the UN educational, cultural and scientific body (UNESCO) said on Monday, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia.

Smoke from an airstrike rises over the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip (file photo).
UNICEF/Eyad El Baba

News in Brief 17 May 2021

17 May 2021
News in Brief
  • UN chief urges end to 'senseless' violence in Palestine, Israel
  • Gaza humanitarian relief stepped up by UN agencies
  • Countries urged to 'keep doors open' to LGBTIQ+ 
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A mother and child at a hospital in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PAHO

Put human rights at the centre of coronavirus response urges Muhammad-Bande

2 June 2020
Human Rights

The nations of the world must put human rights at the heart of their ongoing response to COVID-19 and ensure that everyone can enjoy “justice and peace” wherever they may be, the President of the General Assembly said on Tuesday.

Danai Gurira speaking at an event on the International Day for the Elimination of SVC.
PM of Argentina to the UN

UN Gender Focus: Sexual Violence in Conflict, Disaster Management and Disabled Women Fight for Equal Rights

23 June 2016
UN Gender Focus

Uniting political will and theatre to end wartime rape

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Stephanie Ortoleva, center, at a side event of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Laura Jarriel

All women, abled and disabled, are sisters in the fight for equal rights

16 June 2016
General News

“Sisterhood is powerful” and can be used to bring both able-bodied and disabled women together in the fight for equal rights; that’s according to Stephanie Ortoleva, who is President of the US-based advocacy group Women Enabled International.

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