Foreign Operations bill advances with pro-life protections and UN oversight requirements
WASHINGTON D.C., August 1 (C-Fam) The U.S. foreign operations bill advanced toward passage last week in the House of Representatives, maintaining the inclusion of pro-life provisions and mandating oversight on…
Friday Fax
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…
Friday Fax
Problems with USAID’s 2024 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Policy
USAID’s 2024-2034 Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Policy ostensibly outlines a strategy to promote democracy and human rights globally. Ironically, it promises to undermine democracy through programs that promote social engineering, censorship, and interference in internal politics.
Policy Papers
Can Opposition to Homosexual/Transgender Issues and Abortion be Considered a Crime Against Humanity?
In this month’s Definitions, Stefano Gennarini, J.D. sounds the alarm about how, if this new definition is adopted, advocating for traditional morality, including the definition of marriage, could be construed as a form of “gender-based persecution” and a crime against humanity.
Definitions
Countries Praise Russia’s Pro-Family Policies at Human Rights Forum
During the recent session of the UN’s Universal Periodic Review, no fewer than sixteen countries urged the Russian Federation to continue its promotion of the family.
Friday Fax
C-Fam response to call for public comment on USAID’s new “Disability Policy”
KEY TERMS (page 3) The term “intersectionality,” which was absent in the 1997 policy, has been introduced in the draft. This term is problematic because it brings unnecessary ambiguity and…
Testimony & Statements
C-Fam Written Statement at the 62nd session of the Commission on Social Development
Commission for Social Development Sixty-First Session 5-14 February 2024 Follow-up to the World Summit for Social Development and the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly: Priority Theme: “Fostering social development…
Statement and Submissions
Why Abortion is Not the Solution to Maternal Mortality
This paper explores the ways in which the medical and scientific fields have been weaponized against unborn human life and how ideology masquerades as “facts” and “evidence” to promote this deadly agenda.
Definitions
C-Fam Written Submission to CERD on Draft General Recommendation N°37 on Radical Discrimination in the Enjoyment of the Right to Health
Submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on August 4, 2023 INTRODUCTION Below are seven observations of C-Fam on the contents of paragraphs 12 and 22 of…
Statement and Submissions
The Family in International Law and Policy
Since the founding of the United Nations, international law and policy have recognized a preeminent place for marriage and the family as the “natural and fundamental unit of society.” This Definitions paper will evaluate the ongoing campaign by Western countries to redefine the family internationally and to make homosexual relations equivalent to marriage between a man and a woman. The paper will show how the definition of the family in international law is perfectly adequate and does not need modification.
Definitions