The United Nation Population Fund Suriname supports Human Rights for all

UNFPA handed over posters addressing Human Rights to PAREA for distribution for other civil society organizations working closely with the LGBTQIA+ community in Suriname. The handover was at the UN gallery to celebrate 76 years of striving towards peace, development, equality, human rights and opportunities for all by the United Nations.

To ensure the information on these posters was understandable it was localized for the Surinamese community. Therefore the posters were created in Dutch as Suriname is part of the Dutch-speaking Caribbean, and Dutch is the official language of the country. 

PAREA is an association of lesbian, gay, bi- or transsexual (LGBT)professionals in Suriname with a higher education or comparable career. PAREA serves as a support network, providing Surinamese gay professionals with social and business contacts to further their careers and enrich their lives. PAREA members are active in e.g. education, consultancy, health IT, in bigger (state) companies, or are entrepreneurs.They want to contribute to society as a whole as well. Their members organize projects which benefit the whole society. Parea members want to lead by example and foster a positive image of the Surinamese LGBT community.

UNFPA strongly believes that this is the start of a great and meaningful partnership as both organizations are committed to creating a community with equal  human rights for all and that no one should be left behind.