Russia fails in bid to halt UN staff benefits for same-sex couples UN’s recognition of gay marriages of staff in July allowed them to receive benefits, but Russia desired return to system abiding by laws of country of nationality
Russia has failed on Tuesday in a bid to stop the United Nations extending staff benefits to all same-sex couples after a UN general assembly budget committee voted 80-43 against the proposal.
There were 37 abstentions, and 33 countries did not vote.
The UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, said in July that the United Nations would recognize all same-sex marriages of its staff, allowing them to receive UN benefits.
Previously, staff members’ personal status was determined by the laws of their country of nationality. But the United Nations now recognizes all same-sex couples married in a country where it is legal, regardless of their nationality.
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