UN / SDG LGBTI CORE GROUP

UN / SDG LGBTI CORE GROUP
TRT: 01:54
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2023, NEW YORK CITY

SHOTLIST:
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
2. Various shots, briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Hanke Bruins Slot, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of the Netherlands:
“In far too many places around the world we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love. These are attempts to undermine universal human rights.”
4. Wide shot, briefing room
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Santiago Cafiero, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Argentina:
“The anti-gender and anti-trans movement tries to erode progress. It is now more necessary than ever to uphold the basic principle of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
6. Wide shot, briefing room
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Guy Bernard Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG):
“Thanks to your vision, your leadership and your steadfast commitment, the past 15 years have seen significant progress under the auspices of the United Nations in advancing inclusion and equal protection of the rights and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people. Decriminalization of consensual same sex relations has accelerated, four countries repealed discriminatory laws in the past 12 months, bringing the total number of member states that do not criminalized consensual same sex relations to 129.”
8. Wide shot, meeting room


STORYLINE:
Addressing the participants of a high-level event to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UN LGBTI Core Group, Hanke Bruins Slot, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister said, “in far too many places around the world, we are seeing a targeted hate campaign against LGBTIQ people simply for being who they are and loving who they love.”

She continued, “these are attempts to undermine universal human rights.”

The United Nations LGBTI Core Group is an informal cross regional group of United Nations Member States. Since its establishment in 2008, the LGBTI Core Group has grown to six times its original size.

For his part, Santiago Cafiero, Argentinian Minister of Foreign Affairs said, “the anti-gender and anti-trans movement tries to erode progress.”

He added, “it is now more necessary than ever to uphold the basic principle of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and right.”

Guy Bernard Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG), said, “Thanks to your vision, your leadership and your steadfast commitment, the past 15 years have seen significant progress under the auspices of the United Nations in advancing inclusion and equal protection of the rights and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people.

According to him, “decriminalization of consensual same sex relations has accelerated, four countries repealed discriminatory laws in the past 12 months, bringing the total number of member states that do not criminalized consensual same sex relations to 129.”

The group is co-chaired by Argentina and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and includes Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Honduras, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Mexico, Nepal, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Timor Leste, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Uruguay, the European Union, as well as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the non-governmental organizations Human Rights Watch and Outright International.