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Russia Blocks Mention of LGBT Rights in Tribute to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon<\/b><\/p>\n

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Russia demanded that a statement praising outgoing U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon remove mention of Ban’s achievements in the area of LGBT rights.<\/p>\n

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Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin, Russia’s Ambassador to the UN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The statement was adopted by the U.N. Security Council, one of the U.N.’s most influential bodies and one in which Russia is has veto power.<\/p>\n

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The original statement, obtained by The Associated Press, said it was thanks to Ban “that women<\/a>, young people, and the LGBT community have been heard and assisted, and today their voices sound louder and stronger in (U.N.) headquarters and around the world.”<\/p>\n

But the statement read at Wednesday’s council tribute to Ban made no reference to the LGBT community, instead saying it was thanks to the secretary-general “that the most vulnerable or marginalized have been increasingly heard and assisted by the United Nations<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Ban Ki-moon has served as Secretary General for the past 10 years. Antonio Guterres will take over the office on January 1.<\/p>\n

RELATED: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon: Governments Have a Duty to Uphold the Rights of LGBT People — VIDEO<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

Russia’s opposition to the mention of Ban’s work on LGBT rights is not surprising given the country’s anti-gay<\/a> propaganda law and its vehement opposition to LGBT equality.<\/p>\n

Russia recently attempted<\/a>, but failed<\/a>, to block spouses of gay<\/a> U.N. staffers from receiving marriage benefits.<\/p>\n

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