LGBT rights
- Barbara Crossette
- • January 11, 2016
A respected medical journal and a leading American population research and policy organization have teamed up to create a commission to fill gaps and turn vague promises in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals into real gains for women’s…
- Categories: Health and Population, LGBT, SDGs, Women
- Rosa Freedman
- • March 22, 2015
A new policy affecting the dependents of United Nations staff members in same-sex marriages could be overturned in a vote by the General Assembly’s Fifth Committee on Tuesday. The new policy being challenged signifies a small step toward eliminating…
- Categories: SDGs, WORLDVIEWS
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • February 24, 2015
The Obama administration has made a further commitment to advancing universal human rights by appointing Randy Berry the first United States special envoy to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide. The appointment comes as…
- Categories: LGBT, US Foreign Relations
- Barbara Crossette
- • January 13, 2015
By almost every measure, this year will be monumental for the United Nations. The organization will be 70 years old and that will inspire, as anniversaries always do, a lot of stocktaking, analysis and, of course, criticism. Past stumbles…
- Categories: Governance, LGBT, SDGs, Women
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • June 2, 2014
Milton Allimadi wants Sam Kutesa, Uganda’s foreign minister, not to become the next president of the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, starting in September, when its annual meeting begins with heads of state attending worldwide, including…
- Categories: Africa, General Assembly
- Danielle M. Bennett
- • April 23, 2014
It has been 33 years since the first reports of HIV/AIDS surfaced, and the pandemic, which has never been found to be racial, ethnic or gender specific among the population, is now affecting women the most. They account for…
- Categories: Caribbean, Health and Population, Women
- Barbara Crossette
- • December 13, 2013
An unexpected Indian Supreme Court ruling on Dec. 11 upholding a law that criminalizes same-sex relationships drew a swift rebuke within 24 hours from Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who called it a violation…
- Categories: Asia, Human Rights
- Dulcie Leimbach
- • June 5, 2013
Susan E. Rice, the United States ambassador to the United Nations and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet, will become the country’s national security adviser, replacing Tom Donilon, 58, who has resigned, as expected. Rice’s new position will not…
- Categories: GOINGS-ON
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