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French embassies to receive funds to support global LGBTQ+ rights

A flag flies at the annual pride parade in Marseille in 2022. On Monday, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced a fund for embassies to support LGBTQ+ rights defenders around the world. © Nicolas Tucat/AFP

France says it will set up a two million euro fund for its embassies to promote and defend LGBT+ rights around the world.

Speaking Monday on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the LGBTQI Core Group at the United Nations, at the start of the annual General Assembly, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced that France would provide two million euros for embassies to support LGBT+ rights defenders.

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