IDAHOT Day: Call for equality, respect and non-discrimination for LGBTI people
This year’s United Nations theme ‘Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights’ is a reminder that no one should be left behind. Let’s join forces in advocating for a culture of deference, dignity and justice for all.
At the initiative of the EU delegation to the Philippines, Ambassadors from four continents gathered at the RCBC building to call for equality, respect and non-discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people on the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) held on 17 May.
The EU Ambassador H. E. Luc Véron called on everyone to uphold the full human rights and well-being of all LGBTI people while reaffirming our respect for everyone regardless of gender expression or identity, sex and sexual orientation.
As the world is challenged by the pandemic, disinformation and aggression, all stakeholders - governments, businesses, academe, communities, and families – are strongly encouraged to promote equality, diversity, tolerance and inclusiveness.
(Names of Ambassadors –in country alphabetical order- who joined the call for equality on IDAHOT Day)
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Australia H.E. Steve Robinson Austria, H.E. Bita Rasoulian Belgium H.E. Ambassador Parys Canada H.E. Peter MacArthur Czech Republic H.E. Jana Šedivá European Union H. E. Luc Véron Finland H.E. Juha Pykkö France H.E. Michèle Boccoz
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Germany H.E. Anke Reiffenstuel Ireland H.E. William Carlos Italy, H.E. Marco Clemente Netherlands, Ms. Monique Van Daalen (CDA a.i.) South Africa, H.E. Bartinah Ntombizodwa Radebe-Netshitenzhe Spain H.E. Jorge Moragas Sweden, Mr. Tobias Settergren (CDA a.i.)
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