LGBTIQ

Women from Venezuela’s indigenous Warao refugee community attend a COVID-19 educational session in Brazil.
© UNHCR/Allana Ferreira

News in Brief 25 June 2021

25 June 2021
News in Brief
  • Syria's last cross-border aid lifeline main must stay open, urge humanitarians
  • Food system sustainability of indigenous under threat: FAO
  • Hungary's new LGBTIQ law, under the rights spotlight: OHCHR
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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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Yuli Rustinawati.
LolitaLens.com

Indonesian LGBTI people face discrimination from all sides

21 May 2016
General News

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people in Indonesia face discrimination by the government, the religious majority and the media.

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