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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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Lead UN Candidate Doubles Down on Abortion

UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (C-Fam) For at least two decades, pro-abortion Chilean politician Michelle Bachelet has been angling to be the UN Secretary General. She is one step closer and could very well be elected this summer. She was before the General Assembly this week, answering questions.

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Experts Propose Family-Friendly Tech Governance

UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (C-Fam) At the just concluded UN Commission on Social Development (CPD), a group of legal, policy, and research experts made the case for a governance model that gives primacy to the well-being of families in technological progress and social development.

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Pro-Lifers Win Again at UN Conference

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (C-Fam) Pro-lifers chalked up another win at the United Nations this week as the chairman of the UN Commission on Population and Development refused to put a document forward for approval. He objected to the European efforts to load up the document with abortion and gender ideology.

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Editorial: The Disappointment of Hungary

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17 (C-Fam). A few years ago, I was at a private luncheon for about 20 people to meet with the Hungarian Ambassador to the United States. It was a lively conversation, mostly congratulatory of Orban and all that Hungary had accomplished domestically. The point of it all was to urge American conservatives to make common cause with Orban’s government.

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Democrats Propose Woke Foreign Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10 (C-Fam) A bill on international disability rights introduced by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) would make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a permanent priority of U.S. foreign policy. It would also include programming to promote gender ideology and abortion.

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UN Considers Merging Major Agencies

The UN is considering merging the UN Population Fund and UN Women as part of a broader overhaul of the UN system to reduce costs and streamline operations.  However, feminist groups are strongly opposed to the proposed merger, arguing that it would mark a reversal of their progress.

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EU Calls for More Censorship at UN Commission

UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (C-Fam) The UN Commission on Population and Development is underway, and the European Union has called for censorship on social policies like abortion, transgender issues, and migration.

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UN Members to Lose Power to Secretary General

UNITED NATIONS, April 3 (C-Fam) Member states are about to grant more power to the Secretary-General, and a group of governments has criticized the lack of negotiations on what will be a monumental change in the way the UN does business. They are also criticizing the growing trend to silence differing viewpoints and “hastily” adopt resolutions that do not reflect the consensus of member states.

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