Embrace diversity and energize humanity 2017, para. 59f
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- The role of United Nations bodies, including the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights and the General Assembly, is pivotal in raising the issue of violence and discrimination and in addressing it through integrated measures, with due regard to the recommendations from the United Nations human rights mechanisms, including the Independent Expert, as an impetus for follow-up action. The work of the Office and United Nations human rights presences is important and needs to be bolstered in countries and regions where there are major gaps in human rights protection. That work should be complemented by the catalytic role of United Nations country teams and inter-agency cooperation to help to ensure integration of issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity into programming and practices;
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- LGBTQI+
- Year
- 2017
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Paragraph info
- Conclusion / Recommendation
- Paragraph number
- 59f
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