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Press Release: Go Purple to Support LGBTI Youth for International Youth Day
BANGKOK, 5 AUGUST– Far too many of this region’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth experience dread walking through their schools’ doors, knowing that taunting, exclusion...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: United Nations launches Pacific campaign against homophobia...
Suva, 7 August, 2015 – The United Nations marked a historic step towards protection of the human rights of lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people with the launch on 5 August of...
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Risk Behaviours among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men in Myanmar – Research...
Nearly half of young men who have sex with men in Myanmar (YMSM) report experiencing problems with family members because of their sexual identity or orientation, according to a newly released study....
View ArticleSarina Thai visit, LGBTI-friendly training inspire Thai students
Tun, Aod and Bank* have their sights set on careers as a fashion designer, model and marketing professional, respectively. The 13-year-olds are best friends who share a bond that goes beyond their...
View ArticleTeachers Matter: Addressing school bullying, violence, and discrimination on...
A report soon to be released by UNESCO Bangkok finds that in Asia-Pacific, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth are disproportionately at risk of school bullying,...
View ArticleLegal barriers, stigma keep young drug users in harm’s way
For millions of young people who use drugs from Asia and the Pacific, services that could improve their health, encourage recovery and bring about a better quality of life are often denied. Stigma,...
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: How can we go ‘From Insult to Inclusion’ for all learners?...
Violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) are prevalent threats to young people’s right to an education, finds review to be launched at the...
View Articleยูเนสโกเตรียมออกรายงาน “From Insult to Inclusion”/“จากการเหยียดหยาม...
กรุงเทพ 12 พฤศจิกายน 2558 – เยาวชนกลุ่มหญิงรักหญิง ชายรักชาย คนรักสองเพศ คนข้ามเพศ และคนที่มีลักษณะแสดงเพศทั้งสองเพศ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex หรือ LGBTI)...
View ArticleBias & Bullying: Voices from Asia-Pacific classrooms
Far too many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth face bullying, violence and discrimination at school. Bias and Bullying features the voices of those impacted by this abuse...
View ArticleYou Are Loved
Every day, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) learners in the Asia-Pacific region are denied the basic right to education because of violence and bullying in school. You are Loved...
View Articleข่าวประชาสัมพันธ์: “From Insult to Inclusion”–“จากการถูกเหยียดหยาม...
ทบทวนตรวจสอบขอบเขตและผลกระทบของการข่มเหงรังแกบนฐานวิถีทางเพศ อัตลักษณ์ทางเพศและการแสดงออกทางเพศที่แตกต่างจาก 40 ประเทศ และแสดงให้เห็นจุดอ่อนในการแก้ไขปัญหาในภาคส่วนการศึกษา กรุงเทพฯ 19 พฤศจิกายน 2558 –...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: ‘From Insult to Inclusion’: UNESCO launches first regional...
Forty country review examines extent and impact of abuse based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression and highlights deficiencies in education sector response BANGKOK, 19 NOVEMBER, 2015 –...
View Article‘All equal in dignity and rights’: UNESCO champions LGBTI learners’ rights
For millions of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) learners in Asia-Pacific, the fundamental principle of the universality of human rights enshrined in Article 1 of the...
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On Human Rights Day, #PurpleMySchool campaign reflects on safer learning...
Thousands reached at all levels of the education sector and in communities throughout region in UNESCO and UNDP-initiated campaign that concludes today BANGKOK, 10 DECEMBER – From online actions to...
View ArticleUNESCO New Delhi intensifies work on School-related Gender-Based Violence and...
In an effort to strengthen UNESCO’s role and contribution in preventing School-related Gender-based Violence (SRGBV), a range of activities have been initiated by the UNESCO New Delhi office following...
View ArticleTelling the stories of HIV and AIDS through Community Radio
Ignorance is the biggest challenge in combating HIV and AIDS problems in Bangladesh. Knowledge and awareness insufficiency on HIV and AIDS is one of the vital causes of the risk situation...
View ArticleUNESCO Bangkok, Youth LEAD and its partners release an infographic and video...
For young people who use drugs in Asia and the Pacific, services that could improve their health, encourage recovery and bring about a better quality of life are often denied. Stigma, discriminatory...
View ArticleAbsence of sex ed poses fresh health threat to youth in rehab, symposium finds
By the age of 15, Ervan Wijaya was put in a Social Rehabilitation Centre in Jakarta by his mother who had grown concern about his sexual activity and heavy drug use. At the centre, his drug dependency...
View ArticleWhat’s the Law Got to Do with it?
Government laws and policies affect almost every aspect of our lives - from crossing the road to going to school, to visiting your local doctor or buying contraception. When it comes to your health,...
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