Homosexual rights groups get active on Yogyakarta Principles
A new “activist’s guide” to promoting the controversial Yogyakarta Principles has just been released by a coalition of gay rights groups. As C-FAM has previously reported, the Yogyakarta Principles is…
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FRA: updated “Homophobia Report” urges EU Member States to grant asylum to all homosexuals (fake gays included)
Morten Kjaerum, the Director of the controversial EU Fundamental Rights Agency came to Brussels yesterday to present an “Update” of the Agency’s Report on “Homophobia, Transphobia and discrimination on grounds…
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Argentina to Debate Legalization of Abortion
A key committee of Argentine legislators is launching a first-ever debate on legalizing abortion. According to news reports, the proposed law would legalize abortion during the first 12 weeks of…
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Demographics Part of Decline of West and Rise of East
So says Mort Zuckerman in his assessment of the current worldwide financial crisis. While I don’t agree with much of Zuckerman’s prognosis, I agree fully with this: Demography is destiny….
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Panel on Youth in Africa Discusses Role of Culture & Traditions
Today the United Nations hosted a panel discussion on “Youth and the Future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities” as part of the ongoing programming for the International Year of the…
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From Jaguar Goddesses to Population Control: UN Climate Conference
Although most participants at the UN’s Climate Conference in Cancun, México, expect to be talking about climate, Advocates for Youth is set on making the conference about population control. On…
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Pope Benedict Commends Faithfulness of Church in the Philippines
John Smeaton’s blog post quotes the Holy Father’s homily from Saturday evening, on the vigil for all nascent human life. In his homily, the Pope specifically commends the Filipino clergy…
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Extreme measures to combat underpopulation
Long after Paul Ehrlich’s population bomb theory was proven to be a dud, overpopulation has remained a topic on the international development agenda. In recent years, however, countries who are…
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UN Preps for World AIDS Day and High Level Review
World AIDS day 2010 is tomorrow, and among other AIDS-related events at the UN, a draft resolution is being negotiated this week by delegates of the General Assembly that will…
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ACP Countries write to European Parliament: Stop Bullying Us With Your Lesbian/Gay Agenda!
As the website of the European Parliament’s “Intergroup on LGBT Rights” reports, 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific states recently issued a Declaration “on the peaceful co-existence of religions and the…
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Routine Browbeating on Abortion: ICESCR Committee
In what has become an all-too-familiar routine, the UN treaty monitoring committee for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) has released its latest “recommendations” and has…
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Human Rights Watch Continues Push for Abortion in Argentina
We’ve received word from our friends at the Centro de Bioetica, Persona, y Familia, that Human Rights Watch is participating in a congressional hearing tomorrow in Argentina. They will present…
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EU Family Platform discovers new type of “Family”: it includes “friends and colleagues”
Inclusive language is stretched to new extremes in this brochure published by the EU Family Platform, a research network set up by the EU supposedly to inform the debate on…
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US Senate Considers CEDAW
Last week, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law held a hearing on whether the US should ratify CEDAW. The room was packed with CEDAW advocates…
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Third Committee Concludes Meetings
After almost 2 months of marathon meetings, the UN’s Third Committee has wrapped up its work for 2010 yesterday afternoon.The third committee, which deals with social, humanitarian and cultural issues,…
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Child is a Dirty Word
Sub-Saharan Africa faces many challenges in the areas of security, economics, and health. Amidst these challenges, the NGO Advocates for Youth is working to change perceptions and norms related to…
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Rights of the Child Resolution Adopted by Consensus, but Criticized
The General Assembly’s Third Committee took action this morning on a resolution entitled “Rights of the Child,” a document which focused on child rights during early childhood and was based…
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Trouble Ahead
This Thursday, November 25th, the European Parliament will vote on a resolution on the “Tenth Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women and Peace and Security.” Here is…
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Disney Star made UN Youth Year Youth Champion
Monique Coleman, know mostly for her role in the movie High School Musical, has been named the first Youth Champion for the International Year of Youth. UN Department of Economic…
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Nuremberg Opening Speech Highlights Nazi Persecution of Catholic Church
Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the famous opening speech delivered by the Chief Prosecutor for the United States at the Nuremberg Trials. Justice Robert Jackson had the overwhelming task…
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UN Plans Next HIV/AIDS Meeting
Today the UN started planning the next HIV/AIDS High Level Review scheduled to take place sometime mid-2011. While some are hopeful that the review session will yield fruitful discussion, others…
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New UN development report emphasizes reproductive health
The UN Development Program released its 20th anniversary edition of the Human Development Report. The idea behind the report was to give a picture of the quality of life inside…
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Taken Out of Context
The Wall Street Journal reports that the executive director of UNAIDS is one of the many people eagerly rushing to distort the Holy Father’s statement about condoms. One blogger presents…
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C-FAM Praying with the Pope
C-FAM’s Terry McKeegan and I have been invited to pray with the Holy Father next week at his St. Peter’s Vigil for Nascent Human Life.
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Will the International Year of Youth Actually Happen?
We keep getting reports from inside the UN that there is great dithering on whether the great UN Youth Conference will actually happen next summer. No one wants to pay…
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