Thursday's meeting was organized by Navi Pillay, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.
“When I became high commissioner for human rights five years ago, there was almost no discussion at the United Nations on the human rights challenges faced by lesbian, gay, transgender and intersex people,” Pillay told foreign ministers attending the meeting. “That is no longer the case. And I want to commend you, members of the core group, for the part you are playing in bringing about a new era of openness and dialogue.”
Eleven countries signed on to a resolution stating “those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender must enjoy the same human rights as everyone else.”
At the meeting, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also announced a $1 million contribution from The Netherlands to the Global Equality Fund, a global initiative to support gay rights first announced in 2011 by former secretary Hillary Clinton.
(Related: Hillary Clinton announces global fund to support gay rights.)
The meeting was attended by ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, El Salvador, France, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
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