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18 May 2012
Hillary Clinton to officially accept WorldPride award 9 US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton has formally agreed to accept WorldPride’s “World LGBT Award” as the event comes to London this summer.
15 May 2012
Video: UN high commissioner speaks out on human rights for LGBT people ahead of IDAHO 10 The UN's human rights office has released a video of High Commissioner Navi Pillay speaking on the human rights of LGBT people around the world ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia on Thursday 17 May.
23 March 2012
Video: Ban Ki-moon’s gay and trans rights speech remixed 1 The speech made by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Human Rights Council discussion on gay and transgender protections earlier this month has been given a remix by AllOut.org.
8 March 2012
‘Milestone’ LGBT discussion at UN Human Rights Council welcomed despite walkout 29 The UN Human Rights Council's panel discussion on ending discrimination and violence against people on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity has been welcomed despite a walkout by some Islamic states.
7 March 2012
Video: UN Human Rights Council discusses LGBT discrimination and violence 14 A panel discussion at the UN’s Human Rights Council on ending violence and discrimination against gay and trans people has been taking place for the first time today in Geneva.
15 February 2012
Activist calls Libyan anti-gay comment at UN an ‘attack on human rights’ 8 A gay activist and journalist from Tripoli, Libya has responded to reports that a Libyan delegate to the UN Human Rights Council claimed gays threatened the continuation of the human race.
14 February 2012
Libya: UN delegate says gays ‘affect continuation of humanity’ 35 Gays threaten the continuation of the human race, Libya's UN delegate has reportedly told the organisation's Human Rights Council in the country's first appearance since Gaddafi was overthrown.
29 January 2012
UN secretary general: African governments must respect gay rights 36 The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told African leaders that they must respect gay rights in an unusually outspoken declaration made at an African Union summit in Ethiopia.
17 June 2011
Hillary Clinton: UN resolution on LGBT people is a ‘historic moment’ 97 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has hailed the passing of a UN resolution calling for the recognition of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) people as a "historic moment."

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