Session: 7.1 - Diplomacy in Action: Advancing Equal Rights in Times of Pushback

Time: 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
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Description

International coalitions and multilateral mechanisms—such as the Equal Rights Coalition, the UN Human Rights Council, treaty bodies, the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), and regional human rights systems—have become important arenas to promote equal rights and counter backlash. States, independent experts and civil society are drawing on a range of diplomatic tools to this end, including cross‑regional joint statements, SOGIESC‑inclusive language in resolutions, LGBTIQ+ focal points and groups of friends, inclusive development cooperation and financial support, human‑rights provisions in trade agreements, and quiet diplomacy alongside public advocacy.