THE Secretary General of the UN “extremely concerned” after approval by its president Uganda of an “anti-homosexuality law” considered one of the most repressive in the world, his spokesman said today.

“We are particularly concerned about the enactment of the anti-homosexuality law in Uganda. The Secretary-General is clear and calls on member states to respect the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” said Stéphane Dujarric.

“He once again calls on all countries to decriminalize consensual same-sex and transgender relationships. To be clear, no one should be criminalized, imprisoned, for the one they love,” he added.

As regards the consequences of this law in his missions UN“our country team is continuing the dialogue with the government to see what the impact will be,” he noted.

“THE UNAIDS expressed concern about the impact on the fight against the transmission of HIV-AIDS, but obviously, each (UN) agency will make the decisions it needs to make within its mandate to see if its activities can continue or not,” the spokesman said.

President Yoweri Museveni approved this law, which is considered one of the most repressive in the world despite warnings from its international partners.

Called the “Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023”, the text provides heavy penalties for persons who have homosexual relations and “promote” homosexuality.

Repeated same-sex relationships are an offense punishable by death, but have not been carried out in Uganda for years.