Q: Since sexual orientation is not mentioned in the International
Conference on Population and Development Action Programme, what is your
position?
Everyone has the right to sexual and reproductive
health; it is a basic human right. In working to achieve that access,
we must offer health services to every person, without any distinction
or discrimination on any grounds whatsoever.
UNFPA endeavours to
obtain for all persons the right to health by working with governments
and other partners to develop approaches based on human rights and
cultural sensitivity, to serve, without any distinction, persons who are
in the most excluded conditions and segments of the population who lack
services.
Q: Does UNFPA advocate the decriminalization of homosexuality in every country, despite the principle of sovereignty?
UNFPA
advocates the right of every person, without any distinction, to live a
healthy, productive and safe life and have access to all care and
education. International human rights law requires that governments
ensure that all people are protected and can claim their rights.
Q: What is UNFPA’s position on homosexual marriage?
Each country should resolve this according to its national legislative processes.
