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“UN Women” Wants to Silence Everyday Speech
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3 (C-Fam) The UN women’s agency is calling for strong measures to limit gender bias in artificial intelligence technology ahead of a global AI summit in early July, arguing that restrictions on expression are necessary to counter hate speech.
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Pro-Lifers Triumphant at OAS
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3 (C-Fam) The Trump administration and pro-life Latin American nations kept abortion and gender ideology out of all the resolutions of the recently concluded General Assembly of the Organization of American States.
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UN Calls for Decriminalization of Heroin & Prostitution
UNITED NATIONS, June 26 (C-Fam) The General Assembly adopted a declaration that promotes decriminalizing drug use, prostitution, non-disclosure of HIV/AIDS status to sexual partners, sexual autonomy for children, and social acceptance of homosexual and transgender conduct.
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Radical Health Expert Submits Final Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 26 (C-Fam) After six years of using her position to promote abortion, gender ideology, and prostitution at the UN, the special rapporteur on the right to health submitted her final report to the General Assembly.
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Another Radical Feminist for Secretary General
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (C-Fam) The field is set in the race to select the next UN Secretary General. Maria Fernanda Espinoza of Ecuador, a UN insider and leader of the anti-Trump backlash in his first term, is the latest to enter the fray.
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Rubio Spars with Congress Over Family Planning
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19 (C-Fam) In congressional testimony this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the UN has “lost its purpose” and “lost its mission.” Appearing at a hearing on the Trump administration’s 2027 foreign affairs budget, Secretary Rubio criticized international institutions that have long dominated global health and which have spent hundreds of millions of dollars overseas to promote UN-style family planning and abortion advocacy. A major shift is underway in how the US spends taxpayer dollars, and it is having direct implications on global health funding.
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Southern Poverty CEO Eviscerated by House Panel
UNITED NATIONS, June 12 (C-Fam) This week, the House Judiciary Committee grilled Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) President and Chief Executive Officer, Bryan Fair, in its second hearing titled “Manufacturing Hate” examining the role SPLC played in funneling money to groups it has accused of spreading hate and “artificially elevating the domestic extremist threat and misleading its donors.”
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Ghana Emerges as Family Values Leader in Africa
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12 (C-Fam) Last week, the government of Ghana hosted an African inter-parliamentary conference on family values and sovereignty in its capital, Accra. Conference participants discussed a draft charter on family values for the African region, while Ghana’s parliament passed a national law on family values and sent it to their president for signing into law.
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US Still Funds Worst of the Woke Overseas
UNITED NATIONS, June 5 (C-Fam) The UN agency for emergency humanitarian assistance is still giving U.S. funds to groups that promote abortion, gender ideology, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) abroad, prompting questions about whether the Trump administration has given the UN a waiver on its Mexico City Policy, which forbids such funding.
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Experts Testify on Chinese Organ Harvesting
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 5 (C-Fam) The Congressional Executive Commission on China held a hearing last month, calling attention to charges of illegal organ trafficking in China.
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Soros Spends Big on Secretary General Campaign
UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (C-Fam) Billionaire philanthropist and political activist George Soros is behind a multi-million dollar campaign to elect a woman as the next Secretary General of the United Nations. The 1 for 8 Billion campaign has been mission focused on promoting the leading candidates, posting online their criteria and lobbying UN member states to support the candidates who will champion feminist ideals that include gender ideology and abortion rights.
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Rightward Shift in Latin America Could Bolster Pro-Life at UN
UNITED NATIONS, May 29 (C-Fam) A political shift to the right across Latin America could threaten the left-wing UN consensus on abortion, gender, climate, and migration for the first time in two generations.
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Evidence of Systemic and Unlawful Promotion of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by UN Secretariat, Agencies, and other UN Entities
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.
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UN Experts Ask for Prosecution of P*rn Platform
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 22 (C-Fam) Two UN human rights experts are raising the alarm about how pornography sites, technology platforms, and payment networks are causing the exploitation of women and girls.
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Gays/Trans Say Family Groups Threaten Democracy
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (C-Fam) The UN LGBT Core Group — 46 mostly Western states— has warned that conservative pro-family groups are a global threat to democracy.
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Prostitutes Outraged at Conference Cancellation
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 15 (C-Fam) A human rights conference in Zambia was abruptly cancelled this week under pressure from the Chinese government. The action has sparked outrage from various NGOs that advocate for prostitution, abortion, and gender ideology.
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Democrats Angry Over Cuts in Abortion Funding
WASHINGTON DC, May 15 (C-FAM) At a recent hearing on State Department funding, Democrats were extremely angry at not getting their way on funding for abortion and gender ideology.
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Congresswoman Misleads about UNFPA and Abortion
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 8 (C-Fam) At a hearing on UN reform in the U.S. House last week, Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA) gave false information about the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and abortion.
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EU Commission Wants Centralized Censorship
NEW YORK, May 8 (C-Fam) The all-powerful EU Commission has requested a feasibility study on ways to give it direct control over the flow of information and the development of software across all technology platforms in Europe. The study, published last week, found that censoring all content simultaneously across all technology companies in Europe is feasible.
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Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of United Republic of Tanzania – October-November 2026
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW – FOURTH CYCLE Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group October-November 2026, Geneva, Switzerland UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA The…
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Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Ireland – October-November 2026
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW – FOURTH CYCLE Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group October-November 2026, Geneva, Switzerland IRELAND The Center for Family…
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Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini – October-November 2026
UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW – FOURTH CYCLE Submission to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group October-November 2026, Geneva, Switzerland ESWATINI The Center for Family…
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House Committee Considers UN Reform
WASHINGTON D.C., May 1 (C-Fam) A subcommittee of the U.S. House heard testimony this week on UN reform, a subject UN member states are wrestling with right now. The hearing covered a range of topics, including UN effectiveness following budget cuts, transparency and accountability, and its broader legitimacy to promote human rights.
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Did SPLC Receive Federal Funds?
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 1 (C-Fam) The Southern Poverty Law Center is under federal indictment for money laundering, and one of the questions that has arisen is how much money the left-wing group has received from the federal government.
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SPLC Indicted for Fraud and Money Laundering
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 24 (C-Fam) The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been indicted on federal fraud charges, including money laundering. According to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the organization had been secretly paying leaders of the very “hate” groups it was publicly tracking: “paying sources to stoke racial hatred.”
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