Iulia-Elena Cazan

Iulia-Elena Cazan joined the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam) in the summer of 2023 as Associate Director of UN Government Relations and International Youth Coalition (IYc) in NY. She graduated from Drexel University in June 2023 with a degree in Political-Science and minors in French and Philosophy. As an international student from Romania, Iulia used her undergraduate experience in the United States to develop a conceptual understanding of good governance and learn how political institutions ensure a democratic, transparent, and effective exercise of power and authority. Iulia gained legislative experience while working for the PA House of Representatives and had the chance to help strengthen the relationship between the government and the larger community it serves while working in the non-profit sector. An activity she cherished during her senior year was joining weekly philosophical seminars and book clubs at the Collegium Institute, where, together with a cohort of intellectually curious students, she explored the connections between the legal field, virtue, theology, and the works of classical and medieval philosophers.

Turkey Vows Government-Wide Fight Against Gender Ideology

NEW YORK, June 6 (C-Fam) In line with President Erdoğan’s priorities, the Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services has demanded its regional offices and other executive agencies adopt a unified stance against “gender”, “gender identity,” “sexual orientation,” and “LGBT.” The Ministry said these terminologies contradict Turkey’s moral values and undermine family structures.

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Argentina Leaves the WHO and Joins U.S. in New Health System

NEW YORK, May 30 (C-Fam) As part of an official meeting with the U.S. Health Chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Argentina reaffirmed its decision to leave the World Health Organization (WHO) and, together with the United States, replace it with an alternative international health system.

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New WHO Guidance Calls for Injectable Contraceptives for Kids

NEW YORK, May 23 (C-Fam) The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new guideline on preventing adolescent pregnancies in low and middle-income countries. The proposed framework advances a vision of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people that promotes controversial ideas, and norm changes inconsistent with what governments have agreed to.

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UN Uses AI to Target Adolescents on Controversial Issues

NEW YORK, May 16 (C-Fam) Under the guise of tackling “misinformation,” UN agencies are using AI to spy on adolescent attitudes toward contraception, abortion access, and sexual identity in the global south and target them with information that will change their views on these topics.

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The Radicalization of UN Youth Forum

NEW YORK, April 24 (C-Fam) The recently concluded UN Youth Forum platformed young voices advocating for some of the most controversial UN policies and programs, promoting young people as key agents for the achievement of the abortion and gender ideology agendas. Panelists asked for the development of technologies that promote abortion access, AI systems that normalize non-conventional gender roles and sexual identities, and apps that offer widespread access to sexuality education. 

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The “anti-rights” campaign at the UN Heats Up

NEW YORK, March 28 (C-Fam) As the successes of conservative movements at the UN have become impossible for progressives to ignore, gatekeepers throughout the UN system have increasingly closed ranks against what they derisively refer to as the “backlash” and “pushback” from so-called “anti-rights” groups.

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“Catholics for Choice” Risks UN Status by Launching Attack on UN Observer State

NEW YORK March 21 (C-Fam) Catholics for Choice openly attacked the Vatican at a UN Women’s Conference, calling the Holy See a “threat to religious freedom and women’s rights” and asking for its removal from the UN. Such a hostile act against a UN member state could cost Catholics for Choice its UN consultative status. 

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Davos and the Global Movement to Stop Gender Ideology

NEW YORK, January 31 (C-Fam) Argentinian President Javier Milei shocked global leaders at the World Economic Forum when he announced the downfall of the woke, gender-ideology, and abortion agendas. He announced new alliances, including with the Trump administration, that seek to “remove this abhorrent ideology from our culture, our institutions, and our laws.”

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UN Rights Chief Criticizes Facebook’s Rollback on Censorship

NEW YORK, January 19 (C-Fam) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has aggressively criticized Facebook’s recent decision to stop censoring online speech. Türk pushed back on X and LinkedIn, saying that regulating online speech is not censorship and that his office will continue to “call for accountability and governance in the digital space.”

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UN Panelists Call for Crackdown on Political Speech

At a recently concluded UN global forum held in Portugal, panelists attributed the rise in “right-wing” movements, including the election of Donald Trump, to “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “hate speech.”

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