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Susan Yoshihara, PhD - who has written 24 posts on Catholic Exchange.


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UN Aging Report Warns of Dire Effects of Fertility Decline

Posted on 05 March 2010

A recently-released United Nations (UN) report finds that the global trend of fertility decline and population aging will have devastating economic and societal effects on the developing world, particularly on women who are now targeted by UN agencies to further…

New UN Human Rights Treaty on Aging Promoted, Questioned

Posted on 15 February 2010

Co-authored by Emanuele Rizzardi

Last week at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York, a federation of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) proposed a new "International Convention on the Rights of Older Persons" and a new special rapporteur for aging. The group…

Top Abortion Provider Cashes in on Haiti Crisis, Pro-Life Medics Respond

Posted on 25 January 2010

Immediately after the earthquake that devastated Haiti last week, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) used the crisis to solicit funds for its family planning clinics in the country. At the same time, a pro-life medical team arrived…

Secretary Clinton Announces 5-year Funding Push, Including Abortion

Posted on 19 January 2010

In Washington last week, United States (U.S.) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that the United States would engage in a massive funding push over the next five years to promote “reproductive health care and family planning” as a “basic…

Former U.S. UN Ambassador Warns of Hidden Dangers in Copenhagen Deal

Posted on 04 January 2010

Former United States representative to the United Nations (UN) John Bolton recently warned that the failure to reach a legally-binding treaty on climate change in Copenhagen may make the outcome document more dangerous to national interests in the long term.…

New Paper Links UN Promotion of “Safe” Abortion to Maternal Deaths

Posted on 22 December 2009

A recent submission to the United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) provides evidence of the potentially fatal consequences of “safe” abortion promoted by UN agencies, and includes a list of 113 studies…

New Report Says UN Women’s Rights Committee Increased Activism but Nations Remain Unimpressed

Posted on 30 November 2009

The committee responsible for monitoring state compliance with the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) says it increased its activism in the last two years by working more closely with non-governmental…

New Study Says UN Development Goals Fail to Uphold Human Dignity

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…

Conservatives Propose UN Reform

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…

Ireland Adopts Lisbon Treaty but Pro-life Guarantees Remain Suspect

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…

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