Updates on the Work of UN-GLOBE

If you are a staff member on a G-4 visa in the United States and in a domestic partnership, and your partner is on a derivative G-4 visa, please know that the State Department is now requiring that you be legally married in order to continue to be able to secure a derivative G-4 visa for your partner.

As the UN System drafts a model policy on sexual harassment, UN-GLOBE is working with UN Administrations to ensure that the policy takes into account not only sexual harassment towards the LGBTIQ+ but also gendered forms of harassment— whether it is towards people who don’t conform to gender roles (women who act too masculine; men who act too feminine), or people who identify as trans.

UN-GLOBE continues to influence decision-making at the UN. In July, we made a presentation at the Human Resources Network meeting that gathered all the heads of human resources. We pitched them on two ideas: training for all staff on LGBTI issues; and establishing gender diversity as an operational concept at the UN.

Join @UNGlobe at @AIDSWalkNYC on 20 May, or volunteer this spring with UNforAll at workshops in Cote d'Ivoire, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Lao PDR.

We have paired 70 staff members in the mentorship program — interns, consultants, and staff members at all P or G levels — with more senior mentors. We are unveiling our Recommendations for inclusive workplaces for trans and gender non-conforming staff and are addressing the UN System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity. 

As announced last week, UN-GLOBE is making concerted efforts to ensure gender diversity among its ranks, including more trans-identified and intersex staff. Two new UN-GLOBE Coordinators have joined us.