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Watching and Waiting at the UN
January 29, 2009| Contributed by
I’ve spent most of this week watching and assisting the Brazilian group ABGLT in the formal process of trying to get consultative status at the United Nations. Consultative status enables NGOs to deliver oral and written reports at UN meetings, organize events on UN premises, and speak out about abuses and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. ABGLT is the first LGBT NGO from the Global South considered for consultative status.
Welcome to our Blog!
January 21, 2009| Contributed by
If you are reading this, a big welcome to our new website and blog.
These are momentous times. Change is in the air. Yesterday we saw the swearing in of a new president of the United States -- a change that has resonance throughout the world.