Description:
OutRight Action International kicks off the global week of advocacy, where 60 LGBTIQ activists from 27 countries from every region of the world has come to participate in the organization’s 5th annual United Nations Advocacy Week. From December 5 to 9, human rights defenders meet with government representatives and UN officials. Advocates will meet dignitaries such as United Kingdom Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, South African Ambassador Jerry Matthews Matjila, and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, as well as dignitaries from Denmark, Botswana, Thailand, Australia, and Canada and more.
Date:
Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 12:00am to Friday, December 9, 2016 at 11:45pm
Location:
United Nations, missions and agencies