UN, The Role of the United Nations in Combatting Discrimination and Violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People, 2017
- Category: Reports
- Source: Other
- Subject: Sexual Orientation/Sexuality, Gender Identity, Intersex, Human Rights, LGBT+
- Place: International
- Year: 2017
- URL: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Discrimination/UN_LGBTI_summary_11Apr2017.pdf
UN, The Role of the United Nations in Combatting Discrimination and Violence
against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex People, Joint UN Statement, 11 April 2017.
This paper provides a snapshot of the work of a number of United Nations entities in
combatting discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity, sex
characteristics and related work in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT)
and intersex communities around the world. It has been prepared by the Office of the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights on the basis of inputs provided by relevant UN
entities, and is not intended to be either exhaustive or detailed. Given the evolving nature of
UN work in this field, it is likely to benefit from regular updating.