Global Life and Family News
“Care will be feminist or it will not be” was one of the most applauded slogans during the 4th national gathering, “The Future of Care in Mexico,” held in late August in the city of Guadalajara. The organizing consortium was led by UN Women, UNICEF, and international organizations, notably OXFAM and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung…
Helping those who dedicate their lives to caring for the sick or elderly is an act of basic justice. No one disputes that premise. And it is precisely this good faith that international organizations are feeding on today to push their new flagship cause: National Care Systems. We are not talking about subsidizing daycares to…
The core text of the WHO Pandemic Agreement is already settled. But the real ambush is hiding in the fine print. This November, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (IGWG) meets in Geneva with a specific mandate: to negotiate the pending annexes of the agreement. And on the table is the most explosive piece, the most controversial…
If you want to see how modern imperialism operates in real time, do not look at battlefields. Look at Geneva. From November 2 to 13, the UN Human Rights Council opens the 53rd Session of its Universal Periodic Review (UPR). In theory, this forum was designed for countries to mutually evaluate their human rights records…
On paper, international cooperation serves to drive development. In harsh reality, it often becomes an instrument of extortion. We are seeing this today, in these early weeks of October and heading toward the end of the year, as the diplomatic machinery steps on the gas. During these days, the committees and sessions of the OACPS-EU…
At the very heart of the UN, the defense of life and the family has just taken a firm step forward. During the recent High-Level Week in New York, as world leaders opened the General Assembly, the countries of the Geneva Consensus Declaration from among them sent a clear message. Today, they are a bloc…
In a recent press conference, the Polish government announced new guidelines concerning the legal framework for abortion, particularly focusing on cases up to the 12th week of pregnancy. Although no legal changes have been made, the guidelines presented by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna, and Justice Minister Adam Bodnar (who also…
Pope Francis mourned the effects of contraception last week. In a speech, he said, “What future do we have? It is ugly. […] Homes are filled with objects and emptied of children, becoming very sad places. There is no shortage of little dogs, cats…there is a lack of children.” Italy’s fertility rate has dropped dramatically…
Stories of hope are plentiful in the HLI mission field! Elizabeth suffered from sub-infertility for 8 years. This broke her heart, wearing her down as the years went on and she was still unable to have a child. She joined HLI’s fertility awareness program two years ago. Finally, by the grace of God, she became…
22 Republican states are suing President Joe Biden over the Title IX changes for federally-funded schools. These changes include banning discrimination against LGBT students based on sexual orientation or “gender identity.” Right now, Title IX forces schools to allow transgender students to use whichever bathroom they choose, and it would make using “preferred pronouns” mandatory…
