Strong Pro-Life Statement at UN Commission
NEW YORK, April 18 (C-Fam) Civil society NGOs were allowed to make statements to the just-concluded UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD). Many were delivered by frustrated abortion activists but included at least one call to defend the unborn child.
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UN Big Berates Pro-Lifer for “Misinformation”
NEW YORK, April 11 (C-Fam) The head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) berated a Canadian pro-lifer for her comments on abortion. This happened at an event in conjunction with…
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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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Feminists Outraged at UN Loss, Presence of Pro-Life Groups
UNITED NATIONS, March 14 (C-Fam) The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), one of the UN’s largest annual feminist gathering, has seen a dramatic mood shift, largely because of the change in U.S. leadership.
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Statement: Commission on the Status of Women cannot be revitalized without conservative group participation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (C-Fam) A group of pro-life and pro-family civil society organizations delivered a joint statement calling attention to recent attempts to constrain conservative participation in UN processes, particularly the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
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Report Reveals Vast Divide on Gender Between UN Agencies, Member States
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 28 (C-Fam) As the UN prepares to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the landmark Beijing women’s conference, a new report from the Secretary-General raises a key question: are member states being asked to reaffirm what they agreed to in 1995 or an entirely disconnected and controversial agenda being pushed by the UN’s agencies?
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How DEI Took Over the UN
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 21 (C-Fam) Within days of Donald Trump’s inauguration, U.S. delegates to the UN began pushing for the removal of gender ideology and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) initiatives from UN policy.
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Analysis Shows Benefit of Pro-Life Aid Restrictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 14 (C-Fam) When President Donald Trump reinstated the executive order blocking U.S. funding to foreign abortion groups in his first week in office, the outcry from abortion supporters was loud, swift, and predictable. A new report from the Charlotte Lozier Institute debunks these claims and makes the case that the Global Protecting Life Rule is actually good for U.S. taxpayers as well as those receiving U.S. assistance overseas.
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New C-Fam Analysis Shows How Formal Left-Wing Policies have Governed USAID
WASHINGTON, D.C. February 7 (C-Fam) International funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been much in the news lately. But perhaps even more alarming is the large number of policy documents that govern the day to day activities of USAID both at home and abroad.
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President Trump’s UN ambassador will prioritize reform
Following her Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Representative Elise Stefanik is on track to become President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the UN. In keeping with the president’s “America first, peace through strength” agenda, Stefanik promised to carefully “evaluate every UN agency to determine if what they are doing is beneficial to America.”
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Selected Publications
Is there an ‘unmet need’ for family planning? The New Atlantis 49:2016