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The economic empowerment of women around the world is one of USAID’s priorities. There is much to support in the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018, H.R. 5480 and S. 3247(WEEE Act) to expand women’s access to financial resources and markets. But there is also cause for concern.

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An unprecedented series of votes on amendments to exclude or qualify the term “sexual and reproductive health” in the General Assembly’s third committee just before Thanksgiving revealed a roadmap to…

Will the Trump Administration Stop Humanitarian Abortion?.

UN abortion advocates are keen to create “humanitarian abortion’, that is, include a right to abortion in humanitarian assistance through actions of the Security Council. The issue is before the UN General Assembly this week. 

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

November 29, 2018

U.S. Diplomats Push Homosexual Issues on Developing World.

There are no obligations in international law on the question of “sexual orientation and gender identity” (SOGI), a catch-all phrase used to denote homo-and-trans-sexuality.

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Austin Ruse

November 29, 2018

Why is the U.S. Working with NGOs and Countries that Denigrate President Trump?

President Trump made a strong promise to respect sovereignty and the culture and traditions of other countries at the General Assembly on Tuesday. But the State Department needs to do…

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

September 28, 2018

Putting Tanzania’s family planning announcement into perspective

As my colleague, Lisa Correnti, wrote in this week’s Friday Fax article, the president of Tanzania has placed restrictions on foreign funding for contraceptive advertising in his country. Before delving…

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

September 27, 2018

Family: The focal point of primary socialization, equality and the protection of children

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December 13, 2018

The Problem of Sex

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November 30, 2018

UN MINUTE

UN Women Comes a Calling

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