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Image via Wikipedia NEW YORK,  - The current session of the General Assembly ends in less than a month. No resolution proposed thus far mentions LGBT rights . Despite earlier fears by many UN delegates that something was in the works, LGBT activists and sympathetic UN member states appear reluctant to offer resolutions advancing LGBT rights. Insiders say it is likely they do not have the votes since such proposals are generally met with vigorous opposition from UN member states. A recent episode illustrates this resistance. In October, Ms. Navanethem Pillay , UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke to the committee on social, humanitarian and cultural affairs. Her statement mentioned discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity as an area that continues to draw the attention of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). When the floor was opened for comments, delegates voiced their concerns. Image via Wikipedia The delegate from the

Image via Wikipedia An upcoming  declaration  by the Obama administration will mark the first time the United States has endorsed homosexualist policy at the United Nations . The statement condemning any criminal punishment against homosexual activity and urging greater attention to rights related to sexual orientation is scheduled for delivery Tuesday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, reported the  Associated Press  Monday. The document, which has received support from 80 other countries, also calls upon the UN to scrutinize how governments worldwide treat homosexuals. While acknowledging that “these are sensitive issues for many,” the document urges the finding of “common ground” and states that “in dealing with sensitive issues, the Council must be guided by the principles of universality and non-discrimination.” It also reaffirms a 2008 UN statement in support of the homosexualist agenda that urged an end to discrimination based upon “sexual orientation or gender ide