YEAR 9, NUMBER 5, 4 JUNE 2016: IMPRESSIONS FROM THE GLOBAL UNESCO CONFERENCE

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19 May, 2016 - At the close of the UNESCO Ministerial Conference “Out in the Open”, 27 States presented a “Call for Action” to each other and to other States. The documents lists 7 possible actions States can take and calls for exchange good practices. The Call to exchange good practices may be one step further than the research on prevalence of violence UNESCO has been undertaking until now. But man of the civil society representatives perceive the call as a “whisper” compared to the earlier hope that States would adopt an intergovernmental resolution with some political impact.

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18 May, 2016 - Two days of research presentations at the global UNESCO conference make three things clear. First, the prevalence of violence against LGBT students is high across almost all countries. And second, most violence is actually not homophobic bullying, but gender related bullying. Effeminate boys and strong girls carry the brunt of the aggression. Third, most states to not respond to this violence.

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17 May, 2016 - At the opening of the UNESCO Ministerial Conference on ending violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression (SOGIE) the second state of affairs report on SOGIE report was presented. The report is full of new statistics and good practices. A good comparison with the first report of 2012 is not possible because the research methodologies are very different. Still, the report comes with 7 recommendations.

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