Posted on 10 November 2009
A new paper investigating the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDG) asserts that the project could do more harm than good. The paper finds the sweeping global development project generally views the poor as “a problem to be solved rather…
Posted on 02 November 2009
At a United Nations (UN) press conference Wednesday a group of conservative policy experts put forth an agenda for UN reform including alternatives to major UN programs on social issues and methods for making the UN more accountable to member…
Posted on 12 October 2009
Irish voters overwhelmingly accepted the Lisbon Treaty on October 2nd after they were given guarantees that their pro-life and pro-family laws would be protected. While some pro-life and pro-family voices hail the guarantees as a step forward, many analysts argue…
Posted on 29 August 2009
A UN human rights committee recently told UN member states they must grant broad new human rights on the basis of “sexual orientation and gender identity.” By making sweeping changes to their national laws, policies and changing practices and attitudes…
Posted on 07 August 2009
A book to be released [this] week details widespread ineffectiveness and overreach at the United Nations (UN) in ten key areas, urging policy makers to withdraw support from dysfunctional programs and invest in alternative solutions.
The book, “conUNdrum: the Limits of…
Posted on 19 May 2009
A newly released research paper identifies structural flaws in United Nations (UN) data collection and analysis of global maternal health, finding that UN maternal heath policies based on the bad data are jeopardizing women’s health in the developing world.
The paper,…
Posted on 09 February 2009
The UN children’s agency, UNICEF, launched its annual report this week claiming that, “Having a child remains one of the biggest health risks for women worldwide,” and dedicated the 168-page flagship publication to the issue of maternal mortality, virtually ignoring…
Posted on 04 November 2008
A coalition of 33 American organizations has formally complained to the German government about what they see as the interference of German diplomats in a domestic American electoral fight. They charge that German foreign ministry and justice officials are working…
Posted on 13 October 2008
A recently released document from the United Nation’s (UN) top health and human rights agencies promotes a litigious approach to enforcing controversial new rights through a broad “right to health.” The document re-interprets existing human rights treaties to assert that…
Posted on 25 September 2008
At United Nations headquarters last week, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) executive director Thoraya Obaid called for more funding for population programs, including reducing fertility, promoting “reproductive health services,” and “de-stigmatizing” sodomy.
Obaid began her remarks by commemorating the 40th anniversary of…