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IDG 2020: Working Group on Girls Town Hall

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For International Day of the Girl, the Working Group on Girls is hosting a town hall meeting on Friday, October 9th, where girl activists, gender equity thought leaders, and United Nations representatives from around the world, come together to discuss progress and gaps around girls rights and articulate the possibilities for realizing gender equality for all girls.

Data collection and management as a means to create heightened awareness of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity

In the present report, the Independent Expert consequently focuses on the role of data in the creation of a state of heightened awareness of the scourge of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; the risks associated with data collection, use and storage; and key human rights safeguards in that regard.

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LGBTI Inclusion in Development Policy and Agenda 2030

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In late 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda, a resolution containing the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide international development activities during the next decade. The goals offer an opportunity for LGBTI advocates to seek inclusion in the international development agenda and in national policies and programs.

Mozambique: UN LGBT expert welcomes safe environment, but calls for social inclusion

UN expert recognised that Mozambique’s social fabric shields lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons from extreme forms of physical violence, but said the Government urgently needed to change its policy to end marginalisation and ensure full social inclusion.

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The African Union and UNAIDS, as Chair of the H6 partnership, join forces to tackle sexual and gender-based violence and health in humanitarian crises

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Action-based partnership to support women and girls announced by health and political leaders at a high-level event at the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

Canada: Lower education and income linked to higher suicide risks for gay and bisexual men

Gay and bisexual men making less than $30,000 a year and without a university degree have more than five times the odds of attempting suicide compared with their more advantaged peers, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.