Movement strenghtening

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  • Awards

4 August 2026

International Pride Awards 2026

On 5 August 2026, the International Pride Awards ceremony will be live from the WorldPride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam. Join us!

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  • Opportunities

30 July 2026

Advocacy grants for ILGA World member organisations: call for proposals

Are you an ILGA World member organisation? Are you seeking support for advocacy initiatives that advance the rights, dignity, safety, and freedom of LGBTI people and communities? Send your proposal by 13 August 2026

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  • Press releases & statements

28 July 2026

Amrou Al-Kadhi to host 2026 International Pride Awards ceremony at WorldPride Amsterdam

The British-Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and performer also known as Glamrou will host the ceremony during the Human Rights Conference at WorldPride Amsterdam

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  • Videos

27 July 2026

Berlin Pride – CSD Berlin 2026: “Love will win. Empathy will win”

A message of solidarity from our Executive Director, Julia Ehrt, following the attack against Berlin Pride in July 2026: "A world fueled by love, by choice, and by self-determination is so much stronger and more desirable than one forged over hate and fear."

  • Webinars

21 July 2026

Decriminalisation led by communities: How States & the UN can support without causing harm

Join us on Wednesday 22 July to discuss how the human rights imperative of decriminalisation must be rooted in a do-no-harm approach

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  • Press releases & statements

16 July 2026

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

Promotional graphic on a green-to-blue gradient background showing two ILGA World publication covers side by side: 'SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit' (2026) with a rainbow bandana image, and 'Good Practices Guide for Follow-up on United Nations Recommendations' (2025) with a pride march photo
  • Press releases & statements

15 July 2026

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"

Group photo of participants from the LGBTI Pathways program gathered outdoors in Tallinn, standing together in front of trees and a brick wall.
  • Stories

13 July 2026

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

  • Members' meet-ups

10 July 2026

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