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19 June 2024

Declaration +25: Civil society unveils major expansion of UN Declaration protecting human rights defenders

18 organisations release the Declaration +25, a landmark document designed to complement the 1998 UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders

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18 June 2024

(video) LGBTI people’s human rights at the 56th UN Human Rights Council

How will the human rights of LGBTI people and SOGIESC issues be addressed during the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council, starting on 18 June 2024 in Geneva? Watch this video to hear more from ILGA World!

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  • UN side events

16 June 2024

HRC56 side event: Launch of the Declaration +25

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The image shows the flyer of the "Declaration + 25 launch" side event at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council
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16 June 2024

EVENT | Launch of the Declaration +25

Join us as we launch the Declaration +25, supplementing the UN Declaration on human rights defenders, during the 56th UN Human Rights Council

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12 June 2024

We want to improve the participation of French-speaking activists in the ILGA World Conference. Here’s how we are doing it

We are working to facilitate participation in the 2024 ILGA World Conference of activists from countries where French is an official or co-official language

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  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

12 June 2024

HRC session 56 (June – July 2024) – ILGA World’s engagement

How will the human rights of LGBTI people be addressed during the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council?

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The image shows photos of human rights defenders and text reading: "The Landscape of Public International Funding for Hunian Rights Defenders ProtectDefenders.eu commissioned this study to evaluate institutional funding for human rights defenders (HRDs). By scrutinizing donor policies, financial data, and gathering insights from donors and HRDs, our goal is to offer a thorough analysis of international funding for HRDs, stimulating discussions to foster sustainable support for their vital work."
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11 June 2024

New ProtectDefenders.eu study reveals urgent need for increased funding and support for human rights defenders

ProtectDefenders.eu, the European Union HRDs mechanism, published a study on the state of funding and support for human rights defenders

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  • Explainers

3 June 2024

Sustainable Development Goals and LGBTI people’s human rights | SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

In this new episode of our video series on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we address Goal 8 - which aims to ensure access to decent work and economic growth

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1 June 2024

International Pride Awards: Nominations are open!

Nominations for the inaugural International Pride Awards by UNDP and ILGA World are open for the whole month of June 2024!

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