C-FAM
C-Fam was founded in the summer of 1997 in order to monitor and affect the social policy debate at the United Nations and other international institutions. C-Fam is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute dedicated to reestablishing a proper understanding of international law, protecting national sovereignty and the dignity of the human person. C-Fam personnel have participated in every major UN social policy debate since 1997 including the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court, the Convention on Disabilities, Cairo+5, Beijing+5 and dozens of others.
Pro-abortion UN Committee wants to evaluate SDG's
A UN committee known for aggressively promoting abortion rights is lobbying the General Assembly to establish a UN system-wide mechanism that would expand its power and influence.
Latest UN figures show rapid global aging
Even with adjustments for longer, healthier living, the UN’s latest population figures show rapid aging and economic unpreparedness across the globe. By each of the three metrics used in the latest UN report on aging, only Africa is projected to avoid the harsh effects of aging in the coming decades, a world where the number of elderly is projected to more than double, reaching more than 1.5 billion.
US funds still being used to promote abortion abroad
While domestic funding for family planning faces strict requirements separating it from abortion activities, and while under the PLGHA policy, foreign organizations promoting or providing abortions are ineligible for U.S. funding, U.S.-based groups working abroad are comparatively unregulated. Moreover, some U.S.-based organizations form partnerships with foreign-based groups in order to skirt around PLGHA in practice.
New Beijing report shows One-Child Policy aftershocks
A new Chinese government report shows devastating economic effects of Beijing’s brutal, 40-year family planning policy.
Major Family Planning Groups Show How They Promote Abortion in Humanitarian Crises
Several major family planning groups recently revealed how they are working to integrate abortion into their humanitarian work. The groups were quite open about this at an event hosted by the Wilson Center in Washington DC.
UN Agency Blocks Pro-Lifers from Conference
NEW YORK, October 18 (C-Fam) The pro-abortion UN Population Fund (UNFPA) does not want pro-life critics in attendance when the agency convenes a conference in Nairobi in mid-November.
UNFPA and the governments of Denmark and Kenya are co-hosting the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25: Accelerating the Promise to mark the 25th anniversary of the original and very controversial Cairo Conference on Population and Development.
Court Rules Northern Ireland’s Abortion Restrictions Violate Human Rights Law
A high court judgment in Belfast last week ruled that Northern Ireland’s abortion restrictions are a violation of human rights commitments, further increasing the pressure on the territory, which is part of the U.K., to remove its legal protections for the unborn.
UN LGBT Czar takes aim against religions
A UN expert charged with promoting LGBT rights around the world called on governments to take action against religions that don’t embrace LGBT rights.
In his latest report to the General Assembly, Victor Madrigal-Borloz said, “States should adopt decisive action when religious authorities, leaders or agents infringe on the rights of LGBT persons through violence and discrimination, including hate speech.”
New UN Ambassador's challenges executing Trump pro-life foreign policy
The U.S. Senate confirmed their top diplomat at the United Nations last week, Kelly Knight Craft. She now faces several major challenges if she is to succeed in executing President Trump’s international pro-life agenda.
UN Women to replace "women" with "gender"
The UN agency for women announced last week it is no longer focused on women’s rights but rather “equality of all genders,” including LGBTIQ+. The announcement came at a UN event called “Gender Diversity Beyond Binaries.”
