UN City hosts the LGBTI+ Fair and the
opening of the Human Rights Forum 2021

“ALL HUMAN BEINGS ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL IN DIGNITY AND RIGHTS”

Join us for the opening of the Human Rights Forum on 16 August in UN City!

The Human Rights Forum is a part of the Copenhagen 2021, the most significant LGBTI+ event in 2021 combining WorldPride and EuroGames.

The opening will consist of two tracks throughout the day: a fair with talks, activities, and presentations in the morning between 09.00-13.30 and the official opening from 15.15-17.45.

The fair will be open to all for physical and virtual participation, whereas the official opening will be live-streamed only.

All links to live streams of the events are to be found below.

Events

Physical attendance: LGBTI+ Fair

16 August 9.00-11.00.
Registration and programme here.

Online attendance: LGBTI+ Fair


16 August 09.30-13.30.
Registration and programme here.

Online attendance: The Official Opening

16 August 15.15-17.30.
Registration and programme here.

Videos

Research & Studies

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International Human Rights Law & Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
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The Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic on the Human
Rights of LGBT PersonsUnited Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity – IE SOGI
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The only way is up:
Monitoring and Encouraging Diverse SOGIESC Inclusion in the Humanitarian and DRR SectorsUN Women
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Pride at work:
A study on discrimination at work on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in IndonesiaInternational Labour Office (ILO)
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Nobody should be forced to flee their
home for being who they areUNHCR
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Strengthening programming and advocacy on the rights and empowerment of LGBTI people UN Women
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International standards on the protection of people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in the context of migrationIOM

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