UN Policies

Catholic Bishops Condemn US Ambassador to Dominican Republic

By Austin Ruse  | March 24, 2016 WASHINGTON DC, March 25 (C-Fam) The Catholics bishops of the Dominican Republic have reacted strongly to the U.S. push on homosexual issues. A letter released last week condemns the actions of the homosexual activist who is the US Ambassador to their... read more

EDITORIAL: C-Fam Launches Campaign Against UN Global Abortion Tax

By Austin Ruse  | March 10, 2016 NEW YORK, March 11 (C-Fam) C-Fam has been following the machinations connected to a global tax on financial transactions for many years. It is an idea that has been discussed and considered around the world and at the UN for a long time and it is among the most... read more

New Article Reveals Plot to Undermine U.S. Law and Make Abortion Humanitarian Right

By Marianna Orlandi, Ph.D  | March 3, 2016 WASHINGTON, March 4 (C-Fam) Abortion groups and UN bureaucrats are trying to capture humanitarian space to force all humanitarian groups to provide abortions to rape victims in conflict situations. In “Abortion and the Laws of War: Subverting... read more

I’m Still Alive, and So Are Donohue, Burke, and Pavone

BY AUSTIN RUSE, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 One year ago, Salon ran a rather breathless piece by an anti-Catholic writer named Patricia Miller who danced on the graves of Cardinal Raymond Burke, Father Frank Pavone, the Catholic League’s Bill Donohue, and me. Miller was thrilled to her toes that each... read more

UN rights chief tells Catholic countries to legalize abortion over Zika virus: bishops and cardinal react

By Pete Baklinski GENEVA, February 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) -- The United Nations, following the lead of international abortion activists, is now urging Latin American countries hit by the mosquito-borne Zika virus to lift restrictions on abortion for pregnant women who have contacted the virus... read more

UN Report: “There Is No Definition of the Family”

By Stefano Gennarini, J.D. | January 29, 2016 NEW YORK, January 29 (C-Fam) A draft UN report says the family should be understood “in a wide sense” and tries to open the door to recognize same-sex couples in international law and policy. “There is no definition of the family under... read more

The UN’s Push for “Same-Sex Marriage”

In direct opposition to international law, both the central UN bureaucracy and individual Member States are aggressively promoting same-sex marriage worldwide. by Paul Coleman, Jan 21, 2016 The United Nations has begun openly advocating a controversial position on one of the most divisive... read more

COP21: Paris’ Historic Fiasco

Written by Luis Dufaur , 24 December 2015 James Hansen, a former NASA scientist and leading herald of “global warmism” has called the Agreement “a fraud” and “a fake” Hugs, tears, euphoria: it was not the World Cup finals but that of the Conference of the Parties in Paris, or... read more

Poland and Hungary May Break EU Bloc at UN on Gay Rights and Much More

By Stefano Gennarini, J.D. , December 17, 2015 NEW YORK, December 18 (C-Fam) Political change in Poland is undermining efforts to impose same-sex “marriage” on Europe and could lead to a sea change in the European Union’s negotiating position at the United Nations. Although Europe is... read more

5 Facts the Left Isn’t Trumpeting About Paris and Climate Change

By Katie Tubb / December 04, 2015 Politicians and bureaucrats from nearly 200 nations are gathered in Paris for an international global warming agreement. In his opening statements, President Barack Obama claimed that “there is such a thing as being too late. And when it comes to climate... read more

White Ribbon Day: Protecting young women from violence

8 things that every girl should know. Carolyn Moynihan | Nov 25 2015 November 25th has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It is also known as White Ribbon Day, after the international movement of men and boys... read more