Global
- Press releases & statements
FIFA: A World Cup without the world
The joy and celebration on display at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup should not distract from the unprecedented exclusion, discrimination and misuse of power the U.S. government is conducting away from the spotlight, the Sport & Rights Alliance said
- Press releases & statements
2026 International Pride Awards: multiple supporters join in celebrating LGBTIQ+ equality heroes
UNDP and ILGA World welcome Deutsche Bank and OUTtv as supporters of the 2026 International Pride Awards ceremony and broadcast
- Press releases & statements
ILGA World further strengthens support to LGBTI activists turning UN recommendations into real change
Access new, practical, hands-on tools for engaging the United Nations human rights system: the fully revised 2026 edition of the "SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit" and the brand-new "Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations"
- Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations
This is ILGA World’s first publication to bring together follow-up practices across treaty bodies, UPR, Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals
- Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit (2026)
With the SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit, ILGA World offers guidance to LGBTI human rights defenders engaging in the Universal Periodic Review
- Stories
More than 900 survey responses, one room: LGBTI Pathways partners meet to begin data analysis
In June 2026, staff from the Global Philanthropy Project, ILGA World and the Pathways global technical team met in Tallinn, Estonia, to review the first round of analysis of the LGBTI Pathways survey data. Here is what we found
- Webinars
Making human rights recommendations work: A practical guide for civil society advocacy
Let's talk about making human rights recommendations more practical! Whether you engage with the Universal Periodic Review, treaty bodies, Special Procedures, or other human rights mechanisms, this session will offer useful practical insights and strategies to strengthen your advocacy and community engagement efforts
- Members' meet-ups
From UN recommendations to national advocacy: a members’ dialogue
We welcome our membership to the launch of the good practices guide for follow-up on UN recommendations, a practical resource designed to support our communities in turning recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms into effective tools for national advocacy, monitoring, and follow-up
- Explainers
Pride Match in Seattle: What happens when the FIFA World Cup and Pride collide?
The Pride Match in Seattle celebrates both Pride and the FIFA World Cup, with Egypt and Iran facing off: solidarity and visibility must come with responsibility, accountability, and a harm-reduction approach