![]() Some favorite projects so far include participating in a high-level event to raise awareness about LGBTI discrimination, drafting a report on LGBTI Youth for the UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls in the General Assembly, and drafting an official statement from the LGBT caucus to the new Executive Director of UN Women. ![]() In the first month of their internship, they have been following meetings and conducting work in the 3rd Committee of the General Assembly (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues) and the LGBTI Core Group, which is a cross-regional group of UN member states dedicated to raising awareness about LGBTI issues. ![]() Oli is currently interning for Outright International, the only US-based LGBTIQ organization which has recognized consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). ![]()
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