UNFPA pushes for Population Control at Rio +20 Conference
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is taking advantage of the upcoming Rio+20 conference in June to re-brand population control and market it as the backbone of sustainable development, particularly in the developing world. In a recent interview with IPS titled “The Road to Rio Goes Through Cairo”, Michael Herrmann, an Economics Adviser to the [...]
The Problem with Climate Scientists, Politicans and Car Salesmen…
… Is that none of them know what they are talking about most of the time, and when they do, they are usually lying. It’s a well documented fact. Politicians are among the least trusted professionals (if we can call them that) together with lobbyists and car sales people, according to the most recent Gallup [...]
Sexual Rights, Overpopulation, and what they have to do with Youth
Yesterday marked day two of a week long conference on “Adolescents and Youth” held by the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD). While the conference is supposed to address a wide range of topics related to population, development and youth, it has focused almost exclusively on promoting the sexual and reproductive rights of youth, [...]
Is Population Really What Holds Nigeria Back?
The recent NY Times article about Nigeria’s population growth leaves the reader with a sense of urgency to reduce the number of Nigerian births as quickly as possible. It gives the impression that Nigeria does not stand a chance to develop into a prosperous nation unless it drastically reduces fertility rate which is currently about [...]
UNFPA, UK Government, And Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch Family Planning Summit
Even though it hasn’t made the local news yet, the UK government is preparing to host a family planning summit this coming June in London just before the Olympics. Sponsoring the conference will be the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation along with the UNFPA. According to the UNFPA press release, the purpose of the conference [...]
How Much “Green” Does it Take to Make the Green Economy? G77 Derailing the Green Agenda at the UN
Are you wondering how many businesses have to become “green” before the dream of the “green economy” becomes a reality? It seems like everything has to be green nowadays, whether its green jobs, green energy, or green skills. Now there is even green dry cleaning. Duh! If you feel like this is going to far, [...]
Obama Doctrine Backfires
The Obama Doctrine to force other countries to embrace homosexual and transgender activities may already be backfiring, writes a journalist based in Liberia. Robbie Corey-Boulet describes the reactions in African countries in The Atlantic. “Within days,” of Hillary Clinton’s speech announcing Obama’s foreign policy priority, “newspapers in Liberia — one of America’s closest allies [...]
The End of the MDGs?
This morning the Secretary General, and Rebeca Grynspan, Associate Administrator of UNDP, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser on the MDGs, held a press conference to report on the progress towards achieving the MDG’s. The SG described Sachs and Grynspan as his “top development experts and senior advisers.” They cited a report issued this week [...]
UN Secretary General Tells African Nations to Stop Discriminating Against Homosexuals
Yesterday, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, was at the African Union Summit, and addressed the 54 African nations in attendance. His address urged countries to entrench civil, political and economic rights. During the address he told African nations to stop discriminating against homosexuals. The majority of Eastern and Western African nations criminalize homosexual acts, some [...]
Hillary and Homosexuals in Africa
Great piece by George Neumayer in the American Spectator on the Obama administration forcing the homosexual agenda on Africa.
VIDEO: Vulgarity of UNFPA “Condomize” Campaign
The UNFPA initiative, the Condomize Campaign is again at it during ICASA 2011 (16th International Conference on AIDS & STIs in Africa). The UNFPA and Co. continue to recklessly promote Condom use as an effective AIDS and STI prevention method. Not only are they endangering the lives of billions of people, they do it so [...]
Nigerians fight to uphold marriage under Obama’s pressure
The Catholic Medical Association of Nigeria (CMAN) congratulated that country’s Senate for defending marriage in law, but it condemned what it called the “coordinated ferocity” of foreign governments, NGOs, and international organizations which pressured the Senate not to pass the bill. CMAN called this interference “forces of neo-colonialism, imperialism, and secular humanism.” The bill, which [...]
Life Site News Analysis: “At UN, Vatican reaffirms stance against condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention”
Life site has analysis of the Vatican’s recent intervention on the third committee that we were following closely last Tuesday: “At United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Vatican representative Fr. Philip Bené reiterated the long-held position of the Holy See against the use of condoms, even for AIDS prevention. While the position has had some accuse the [...]
Obama Administration Broke the Law to Promote Abortion in Kenya
“An investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), into the Obama Administration’s use of $18 million in taxpayer funds to provide funding for a group pushing legalized abortion in Kenya finds the administration broke the law.” LifeNews reports on this story.
Arabs spring for U.S. support of CEDAW?
Campaigners for CEDAW ratification in the U.S. are using Arab Spring inspired rhetoric to secure new support for their initiative. They claim that US ratification of CEDAW would not only provide meaningful support to women’s rights activists living under these newly formed governments but that it would also encourage governments to implement and institutionalize the [...]
African Commonwealth Countries Resist Pressure from David Cameron on LGBT Rights
A fortnight ago David Cameron was interviewed on the Andrew Marr Show in Perth, Australia. He said that British aid should come with “more strings attached” and that Britain was pressuring countries on LGBT issues. Cameron stated that “Britain is now one of the premier aid givers in the world. We want to see countries [...]
New Study: Contraceptives Double Risk of HIV/AIDS
The New York Times front page today carried the story of a new study showing that injectible contraceptives double the risk of contracting HIV. The contraceptive is the most popular in eastern and southern Africa (used by some 12 million women). Women who are HIV positive double the chance they will infect their partner. What [...]
EU@UN Statement on Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity at the HRC
Here is the statement from the EU’s Catherine Ashton on “Sexual orientation and gender identity at the UN Human Rights Council.” Of interest is the aggressive approach EU takes in promoting the agenda abroad using a committee of MEPs and NGOs: Over the last year, we have raised the same principles with Uganda and Malawi [...]
Famine and Family Planning
UNFPA director Dr. Babtunde Osotimehin was recently interviewed by Reuters on the crises affecting the Horn of Africa, where drought, famine, and continuous armed conflict has ravaged the population, causing the death of tens of thousands and leaving millions hungry. “While stressing the root cause of the crisis was the recent rain failures, UNFPA Executive [...]
Safe Passages: A Pro-Life Response to the Tragedy of Maternal Deaths
I just came across this article published in May of this year in the Linacre Quarterly, which is part of a new initiative of the American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG). The co-authors, who have worked extensively in maternal health and training of OB/GYNs in Africa, succinctly identify the problems of the [...]