SDG 16 – COVID-19 Action Hub

OutRight Action Grants USD $3.2 M for LGBTIQ+ Emergency Fund for COVID-19-Related Initiatives

Featured Actions, Global, SDG 1, SDG 16, SDG 5

The OutRight Action International, an organization that works alongside activists, policymakers, key organizations, and targeted communities to fight the discrimination and violations the LGBTIQ+ community faces worldwide has granted an LGBTIQ+ Emergency Fund to implement COVID-19-related projects. The organization particularly targets healthcare for the LGBTIQ+ group impacted by COVID-19. The actions listed include: providing food […]

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Fighting Asian-Hate in Victoria, Canada

Canada, Country, Featured Actions, North America, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 3

The University of Victoria created the zine project “Cultivating Growth and Solidarity” to provide mental health support for the Asian population during the pandemic outbreak. The purpose of the zine was to create practical tools to raise awareness and stand against the wave of Asian racism amid the COVID- 19 outbreak, and as well to

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Raising Awareness About Challenges

Asia, Communities and Cities, Economy, Jobs and Business, Featured Actions, Indonesia, SDG 10, SDG 16

Raising Awareness About Challenges Faced by the LGBTI Community in Indonesia In Indonesia, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community live with daily life obstacles. In the pandemic, the community faces new challenges including job loss, increasing violence and discrimination, and inadequate social support. The Crisis Response Mechanism (CRM) Consortium, consisting of UNAIDS

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L’Elliance des Avocats pour les Droits de l’Homme

Europe, Featured Actions, France , Health, SDG 10, SDG 16

The French organisation L’Elliance des Avocats pour les Droits de l’Homme provides legal information addressing various effects of the pandemic The non-political movement called “La Ligue de l’enseignement” is working on the promotion of accessible education and offers an online platform with educational, cultural, and sportive activities to students affected by the lockdown all throughout

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Direct Relief Aids More Than 100 Countries by Providing Medical and Financial Resources

Africa, Communities and Cities, Featured Actions, Global, Health, SDG 10, SDG 16, SDG 3

Direct Relief Aids More Than 100 Countries by Providing Medical and Financial Resources Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization established in 1948 by refugee war immigrants to the U.S. Direct Relief improves people’s health and lives not only in all 50 American states but also in more than 80 countries worldwide. Direct Relief’s programs

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Italian Activist Monitors the Rights of Prisoners

Environment, Europe, Featured Actions, Health, Italy , SDG 16

Italian activist monitors the rights of prisoners during COVID-19 pandemic at Alba prison in Torino, Italy. In many countries the pandemic brought the spotlight to an already known fragile environment: the prison system. The impact of the virus in the Italian prisons exposed the neglect that this population face on daily basis and which is

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