UN & UN Agencies Archives - C-Fam
In Thrall to Abortion, Rich Countries Sidetrack UN Resolution on Women and Poverty
Western countries are trying to shift the focus of an upcoming UN resolution away from lifting women out of poverty to promoting abortion and gender ideology agendas. Developing countries have pushed back.
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Pro-Lifers Temporarily Block Alliance Between WHO and Abortion Extremists
The World Health Organization (WHO) has put off a decision to admit a radical pro-abortion organization into official relations and launch a three-year collaboration.
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C-Fam Warns WHO of Dangers in Forthcoming Transgender Guidance
The Center for Family & Human Rights (C-Fam) has released a statement in response to the consideration of the World Health Organization and so-called “gender affirming care.”
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World Health Organization Doubles Down on “Sexual Health,” Transgenderism
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on world leaders to “counteract conservative opposition” to sexual rights and to “enact progressive legislation” as a “human rights imperative,” including repealing laws that criminalize homosexuality, sex work and HIV transmission.
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WHO Director-General Says Supporting Abortion is “Siding with Science”
The Director General of the World Health Organization has defended the agency’s abortion guidelines and general pro-abortion stance as “siding with science.”
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WHO Annual Report Exposes Extent of Global Abortion Advocacy
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released their annual budget for its program on reproduction and sexual health.
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Attempts Underway to Redefine “Forced Pregnancy” in International Law
The term “forced pregnancy” is back on the UN agenda as nations begin to negotiate a treaty on crimes against humanity. This is an old debate and one that pro-life nations have so far won.
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UNFPA: Restricting online abortion is violence
Although the UN General Assembly has never endorsed the view that abortion is a human right, the UN’s human rights bodies have repeatedly asserted that it is.
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How UN Officials Use “Intimidation” to Intimidate Pro-Lifers
At a recent briefing ahead of the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), UN officials equated “pushback” against a pro-abortion and pro-LGBTQ agenda.
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C-Fam Submission Calls Out Bias in LGBT Expert’s Religious Freedom Questionnaire
The Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam), publisher of the Friday Fax, told the UN’s LGBT expert that freedom of religion and conscience are among the highest principles of international human rights law, while “sexual orientation and gender identity” (SOGI) remain poorly defined and legally controversial.
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Pope Francis Criticizes Western Sexual Agenda at the UN
In his annual address to foreign diplomats at the Holy See Pope Francis criticized Western countries and the UN for promoting gender ideology and abortion.
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WHO Calls for Removal of Any Law Limiting Abortion
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the removal of any legal or policy standard that might impede access to abortion, at any stage of pregnancy, and for any reason.
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Editorial: You Have to Love the Brave Africans
We sometimes find victory in the ashes of defeat. This just concluded UN General Assembly was one of those moments.
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UN Agencies Ignore General Assembly, Promote Radical Agenda in 2022
At the UN General Assembly, abortion, homosexuality, transgenderism, and comprehensive sexuality education are not supported by consensus and tend to provoke strong opposition.
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UN Agencies Say Self-Identification Sufficient for Sex Change in Prison
Several UN agencies have issued a brief stating that a man who self-identifies as a woman must be treated as a woman, even in prison, regardless of legal identification or biological characteristics.
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Opposition Growing to Woke Gender Policies at UN
Sixty-two countries revolted against the European Union and other powerful Western countries on Wednesday in the UN General Assembly. They attempted to have removed controversial language on abortion, homosexuality, and transgenderism. Their attempt failed but they are still claiming at least a partial victory in demonstrating there is no consensus at the UN on these issues.
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UNFPA Promotes Pro-Abortion “Reproductive Justice” framework
For decades, controversial issues like abortion have complicated, stalled, and stymied UN negotiations. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) is betting on a new strategy to push past the opposition to abortion: a framework with origins in U.S. racial politics called “reproductive justice.”
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UNFPA uses deceptive numbers to promote UN-style family planning
In a new report, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) claims that greater investment in contraceptives brings social and economic benefits. A closer look at the data raises doubts.
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New UN Treaty Would Make Homophobia a Crime Against Humanity
The General Assembly is discussing a treaty on crimes against humanity that could be used by prosecutors around the world to fine and jail religious conservatives and anyone who objects to the homosexual and trans agenda.
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UN Agencies and Experts Ignore Decisions of the General Assembly
The UN women’s agency recently released a report denouncing legal restrictions on abortion as an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This week, a group of UN human rights experts released a statement declaring “safe abortion” to be a right.
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Hungary’s President Sharply Rebukes United Nations for “Irrelevant” Gender Ideology
After recent criticism from social conservatives that Hungary has been on the wrong side of abortion debates at the United Nations, Katalin Novák, President of Hungary, came out strong on these issues in her speech to the General Assembly last week. Novák lambasted Western countries and the United Nations system for promoting “ideological indoctrination.”. Novak suggested that gender ideology is “fiction.”
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UN Education Summit Wants to Stamp Out Traditional Values
A UN conference on education just called for the uprooting of “violent” traditional values and the spread of comprehensive sexuality education.
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UN Population Projections See Global Fertility Decline
Global population will peak sooner and at lower levels than previously thought, according to the latest UN population projections.
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WHO Announces Plan to Mainstream Gender Ideology
The Word Health Organization (WHO) announced it is updating its manual on “gender mainstreaming” claiming that “gender identity exists on a continuum and that sex is not limited to male or female.”
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Netherlands Human Rights Record Criticized Because of Euthanasia and Abortion
In a submission to the UN Human Rights Council, C-Fam, publisher of the Friday Fax, accused the Netherlands of violating the rights of children and elderly persons through its liberal abortion and euthanasia laws.
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