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US Accused of Falsely Stating Vatican Position to Win Votes for Resolution
NEW YORK, March 23 (C-FAM) The US Department of State is telling Latin American delegations to the United Nations that the Vatican has changed its position on a sexual orientation…
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UN Women’s Commission Reveals Gender Divide
NEW YORK, March 17 (C-FAM) The annual UN women’s commission ended a week late with opposite sides forming over how to treat gender. While the theme of the meeting was…
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Activists Say Political Chaos Can Advance Abortion Rights
NEW YORK, March 17 (C-FAM) Activists and lawyers shared advice on how to exploit chaotic political situations to advance abortion rights during a recent UN side event. Panelists boasted of…
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EDITORIAL: The “Landmark Gay Rights Resolution” That Wasn’t
GENEVA, June 23 (C-FAM) “Gay rights have arrived at the United Nations as of today,” proclaimed a senior US official during a triumphant briefing. Her boss, Hillary Clinton, called it…
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“Sexual Orientation” Battle Returns to Human Rights Council
GENEVA, March 10 (C-FAM) The international movement to include homosexual behavior and identity within a new, specially protected class of rights is once more setting its sights on the UN…
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Chile and Holy See Call on UN Commission to Protect the Unborn Child
NEW YORK, March 10 (C-FAM) A stunned UN audience listened as a Chilean diplomat told them “Respecting human life is the key to reducing maternal mortality,” and rebuked those who…
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UN Promotes Prostitution as Harm Reduction
NEW YORK, February 24 (C-FAM) A United Nations agency is actively funding the full legalization of prostitution with the support of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The agency even partnered…
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New Paper Scrutinizes WHO’s Abortion Agenda
NEW YORK, June 23 (C-FAM) How did the World Health Organization become one of the world’s top abortion advocates? A new research paper says it happened by degrees. As Western…
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Research Reaffirms Traditional Understanding of Gender
NEW YORK, June 16 (C-FAM) New research reaffirms that gender is grounded in the biology of men and women, supporting the traditional understanding of gender agreed on by the international…
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Deep Divisions Rock UN HIV/AIDS Meeting
NEW YORK, June 16 (C-FAM) Last Friday the high-level UN meeting on HIV/AIDS closed with a political declaration that reveals deeply divided approaches to end the epidemic. Divisions were so…
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UN Promotes Prostitution as Harm Reduction
NEW YORK, February 24 (C-FAM) A United Nations agency is actively funding the full legalization of prostitution with the support of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The agency even partnered…
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UN Report Calls for Comprehensive Sex Ed for Ten Year Olds as a way to Fight AIDS
NEW YORK, June 9 (C-FAM) Some in the UN believe that comprehensive sexuality education is the main intervention needed to prevent new HIV infections – even for adolescents as young…
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Controversial Document Guides Plans for UN Youth Conference
NEW YORK, February 17 (C-FAM) The same controversial agenda that guided the chaotic youth conference last summer in Leon, Mexico will inspire the UN’s World Youth Conference, which is now…
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Teen Star Program Challenges UN Sex Ed Approach
NEW YORK, February 17 (C-FAM) The latest round of budget battles in Washington, D.C. concerning foreign aid underscore a decades-long battle involving what values should be imparted to youth regarding…
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Even Switzerland Complains About UN Treaty Bodies
NEW YORK, February 10 (C-FAM) Switzerland joined Russia and Egypt in pushing back against the increasing overreach of certain UN committees. This occurred at a sometimes-contentious briefing for UN Member…
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Pro-life Statement Enters UN Youth Fray
NEW YORK, May 26 (C-FAM) As negotiations begin this week on the initial draft resolution of the upcoming youth conference, a growing international youth coalition submitted a pro-life statement to…
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UN Development Conference Provides Teaching Moments for Holy See
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 26 (C-FAM) For weeks on end, the two groups sat opposite each other in small conference rooms, negotiating a program of action for the poorest countries that…
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Holy See Combats Radical Agenda During Commission on Social Development
NEW YORK, February 24 (C-FAM) The Holy See delegation to the United Nations this week condemned the “attempt at wholesale social engineering” imposed on Africa by UN population control policies….
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French High Court Affirms Traditional Marriage
PARIS, February 3 (C-FAM) A ruling in the homeland of “égalité” last week found the French prohibition of same-sex marriage is in accord with the French constitution, effectively ruling that…
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New UN Agency Chief Pledges More Financial Accountability
NEW YORK, February 3 (C-FAM) The new head of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) admitted ongoing problems with financial accountability while calling for a new push for reproductive health services…
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Pro-Life Movement Reaches Ascendancy
WASHINGTON, January 27 (C-FAM) Major events in Paris, Washington DC, and San Francisco this past week exemplified the new face of the pro-life movement: young, vocal, and rapidly expanding. On…
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Pro-Life Movement Reaches Ascendancy
WASHINGTON, January 27 (C-FAM) Major events in Paris, Washington DC, and San Francisco this past week exemplified the new face of the pro-life movement: young, vocal, and rapidly expanding. On…
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New Commission May Insert Abortion in $40 Billion UN Program
NEW YORK, January 20 (C-FAM) Will a new $40 billion maternal and child health fund include abortion? A just-announced UN commission will decide. The new commission is supposed to “make…
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Innovative Program Brings Values and Virtues to Sex Education
NEW YORK, January 20 (C-FAM) What passes for “sex education” these days is often considered pornographic and highly offensive to traditional community standards. One popular American book, targeted at ten-year-olds,…
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