Hegseth Ends Woke Feminist Peace and Security Initiative
WASHINGTON, DC, May 9 (C-Fam) U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, ended the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) involvement in Women, Peace & Security programs. He said the programs came into conflict with the Trump administration’s commitment to avoid diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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Former USAID Chiefs Attack Critics, Defend USAID Promotion of Abortion
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 9 (C-Fam) Seven former directors of USAID’s Office of Population and Reproductive Health have sent a letter to Congress attacking the characterization of USAID employees as “radical leftists” and defending the funding of international family planning.
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New Study Shows Massive Harms from Abortion Pills
WASHINGTON D.C., May 2 (C-Fam) New data reveals that women suffer serious adverse effects following chemical abortions, at least 22 times more frequently than what is claimed on the label for the abortion drug mifepristone.
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Africans Adopt Feminist Treaty, But Push Back Against Feminist Extremes
NEW YORK, May 2 (C-Fam) The African Union has adopted a feminist international treaty billed as an effort to combat violence against women. The treaty is expected to strengthen the hand of EU bureaucrats and EU-funded mechanisms on the African continent. Even so, some of the treaty provisions reflect Africa’s growing unease with EU meddling in African social policy.
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Men Not Welcome as Next UN Secretary General
NEW YORK, April 24 (C-Fam) The race to select the next UN Secretary-General of the United Nations is well underway. All the frontrunners are women, and they are well-known abortion advocates.
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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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ANALYSIS: Trump Changes Paradigm for Pro-Life Cause Globally
NEW YORK, April 18 (C-Fam) The Trump administration upended decades of UN social policy diplomacy last week at the UN Commission on Population and Development. A UN agreement on population policies that should have been adopted without a glitch was rejected by U.S. officials because of concerns about gender, global government, and abortion.
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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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Breaking: Europeans Furious the US has Blocked New UN Document
NEW YORK, April 11 (C-Fam) The U.S. government has blocked the adoption of the final agreement of the just-concluded UN population commission over “gender ideology.” This is seen as a…
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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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Editorial: The Truth about Transgenderism
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4 (C-Fam) Sometimes, it takes fiction to tell the truth about fact. Fiction told the truth about the often-buried facts of transgenderism in a recent episode of the television series White Lotus.
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On the Hill, Democrats Defend Government-Backed Censorship of Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 4 (C-Fam) Democrats defended federal programs that were used to censor Americans under the guise of conducting research to combat terrorism and disinformation.
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Argentina’s Milei Fights Alongside Trump Against Gender and DEI
NEW YORK, March 29 (C-Fam) The Trump administration has in Argentina’s Javier Milei an unexpected ally in fighting globalism, DEI and gender ideology at the international level, and Milei means business.
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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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U.S. Refuses to Join Declaration at UN Commission on Women
NEW YORK, March 21 (C-Fam) Feminists likely paid by Western governments booed when U.S. and Argentinian diplomats defended women’s rights and opposed gender ideology at the end of the annual UN conference on women’s issues today. They cheered for an EU statement in favor gender ideology instead.
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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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U.S. Takes Strong Stand on Gender Ideology at UN Panel
NEW YORK, March 14 (C-Fam) The U.S. Mission to the United Nations sponsored an event on the dangers of gender ideology this week. The event was co-sponsored by C-Fam, publisher of the Friday Fax, and the Heritage Foundation. The panel was significant because it was the first ever U.S. event against gender ideology at the UN.
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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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Hungary-EU Asks to Erase “Motherhood” at UN, Wants Gender-Ideology Term “Parenthood”
NEW YORK (C-Fam) Diplomats from Hungary asked member states to erase a reference to “motherhood” in UN negotiations for a declaration about women’s rights. They asked to use the gender neutral term “parenthood” instead. It is not clear to what degree Hungary spoke on its own behalf or on behalf of the other 26 EU member states or the EU bureaucracy.
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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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UN Commission Will Test Trump’s Resolve on Gender Ideology
NEW YORK, February 28 (C-Fam) The United Nations is soon to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. The Commission on the Status of Women will be a key occasion for Trump to undermine or otherwise disrupt the UN gender agenda.
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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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ANALYSIS: USAID Targeted Foreign Governments and Americans at Home
NEW YORK, February 21 (C-Fam) Many Americans are reeling after the White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) revealed in recent weeks that USAID spent hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to influence foreign elections and instigate revolutions in other countries. They are only now realizing what most of the world already knew.
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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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Trump Assault on Gender Ideology and DEI Shocks United Nations
NEW YORK, February 14 (C-Fam) The Trump administration launched several unprecedented attacks against gender ideology and DEI at the United Nations over the last two weeks, shocking European countries that promote homosexual/transgender issues.
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