User:Jorpalos/International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association

The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA ) is an organization who is committed to advancing human rights to all people, disregarding gender identity, sex characteristics and expression. ILGA participates in a multitude of agendas within the United Nations, such as creating visibility for LGBTI issues by conducting advocacy and outreach at the Human Rights Council, working with members to help their government improve LGBTI rights, ensuring LGBTI members are not forgotten in international law, and advocating for LBTI women’s issues at the Commission on the Status of Women.

History
ILGA was first founded in 1978 and based in Switzerland. ILGA formerly known as International Lesbian and Gay Association, it adopted its current title in 2008. ILGA has grown to include 1,600 organizations from over 150 countries to fight for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people.

In June 2011, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has granted consultative status to ILGA after a 29 to 14 vote, despite the strong opposition from African and Islamic countries. Consultative status gives the ILGA the ability to attend and speak at UN meetings and participate in Human Rights Council proceedings.

A month before the consultative status was granted, the United Nations passed a "landmark resolution" that called the High Commissioner for Human Rights to produce a survey on violence and discrimination in the LGBTI community. There has been a marginalization on the issue of violence against a person's gender identity and sexual orientation, and there are governments that consider homosexuality illegal, such as Pakistan, Morocco and Iran.

In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council made history by adopting a resolution on June 2016, on “Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, and gender identity," to mandate the appointment of an independent expert on the subject. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 23 in favor, 18 against and six abstentions.

The positive vote responds to a joint campaign of a record 628 nongovernmental organizations from 151 countries calling on the Human Rights Council to adopt the resolution and create the independent expert.

The expert will be tasked with assessing implementation of existing international human rights law, identifying best practices and gaps, raising awareness of violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, engaging in dialogue and consultation with states and other stakeholders, and facilitating provision of advisory services, technical assistance, capacity-building, and cooperation to help address violence and discrimination on these grounds.

Funding
ILGA's main source of income are donations from governments, organizations, private foundations, amongst the contribution of individuals. In 2020, the total income of ILGA amounted to 2,213,268 CHF.

The funding of ILGA-Europe comes mainly from institutional funders such as public institutions and private philanthropy. In 2019, grants constituted 92% of ILGA-Europe’s total budget, 31% of which through a grant by the European Commission.