HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases...LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to New York hide LGBTQI+ Special Envoy Stern’s Travel to New York Media Note Office of the Spokesperson March 12, 2024 From March 12-15, Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons Jessica Stern will travel to New York to attend the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. While in New York, Special Envoy Stern will meet with representatives of governments and human rights defenders to discuss how the rights of women are being eroded around the world, as well as strategies for collaboration to ensure that these rights are respected and defended. For further information, please follow SE Stern on X at @US_SE_LGBTQI and contact DRL-Press@state.gov. Tags Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Human Rights LGBT Rights New York Office of the Spokesperson Travel