Accountability to #ActForHumanity: Humanitarian power and LGBTIQ inclusion
International humanitarian law is failing in its promise to protect aid workers and civilians alike in situations of armed conflict.
Indeed, 2023 was the most fatal year for humanitarian workers ever recorded. Concurrently, thousands of civilians have lost their lives because they fell through protection gaps.
On Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day, Outright International joins the United Nations in calling for states to #ActForHumanity by ensuring accountability for armed actors’ wanton attacks, and for humanitarian actors to be boldly inclusive in how they prevent and protect against violations of international law.
Among those who bear significant risks in conflicts and other humanitarian crises due to these protection gaps are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) people.
