LGBT

A woman carrying a young child receives relief items.
UNICEF/ Shubuckl

UN Gender Focus: refugees in Europe, LGBT issues and Afghan women

7 January 2016
UN Gender Focus

Proportion of women and children seeking refuge in Europe increasing

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Women and girls are essential climate actors. File
UN Women

UN Gender Focus: climate change, gender equality and rights of LGBT

10 December 2015
UN Gender Focus

Women impacted "disproportionately" by climate change

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Samantha Power (right) and Subhi Nahas (left) speak to journalists, following an Arria-formula meeting on the plight of LGBT persons around the world, especially in the Middle East.
UN Photo/Rick Bajornas

LGBT in the Middle East under the spotlight at the UN

27 August 2015
General News

The situation of people in the Middle East who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) was recently discussed for the first time by the UN Security Council during what is known as an

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