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Recent debates on the use of the terms “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” within the United Nations in reference to individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) are often conducted with the assumption that these notions are clearly defined in science and law. In fact, there is no scientific consensus on how to define sexual orientation, very few countries treat individuals who identify as LGBT as a discrete class of persons, and many proscribe homosexual conduct because of moral and public health concerns.

Statement and Submissions

UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW – FOURTH CYCLE Submission to the 54th session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group January–February 2027, Geneva, Switzerland UGANDA The Center for Family…

Europeans Call for Elderly Euthanasia.

UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (C-Fam) EU-backed groups promoted an international right to assisted suicide and government-sanctioned euthanasia programs in negotiations of a new legally binding UN treaty on the rights of older persons last week

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Kelly Heilman, J.D.

July 30, 2026

African Cardinal Confronts EU “Colonialism”.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 31 (C-Fam) – At a recent event in Brussels, a prominent Guinean Catholic cardinal issued a stern rebuke to the European Union for its efforts to impose gender ideology and abortion on the continent of Africa.

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

July 30, 2026

Pope Names Lebanese Archbishop to UN.

UNITED NATIONS, July 31, (C-Fam) – Pope Leo XIV has named Lebanese-born Maronite Catholic Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia El-Kassis as the Holy See’s new Permanent Observer to the United Nations. Abp. El-Kassis will succeed Italian Archbishop Gabriele G. Caccia, who served at the U.N. since 2019 and was recently named papal nuncio to the United States.

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Diana L. Banister

July 30, 2026

Race to Select New UN Secretary General Enters Final Lap.

UNITED NATIONS, July 24 (C-Fam) The race to select the next UN Secretary General has entered its final phase. The fifteen members of the Security Council are discussing six candidates, including feminists known to promote abortion, UN insiders, and a self-professed MAGA candidate.

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

July 24, 2026

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