A Panel on the Sex Trade
2017-04-08
One of my favorite panels when I attended the Commission on the Status of Women was the panel titled: Does Full Decriminalization of the Sex Trade Lead to Women’s Empowerment?Continue Reading
CSW61: “Contraception is a lifesaving service”
2017-03-31
During the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61), Denmark hosted an event on March 20th, 2017 on “Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Emergency Response.” The United Nations PopulationContinue Reading
A Panel on the LGBT Community
2017-03-14
On March 13th 2017, we attended a parallel event for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) titled Lesbian, Bi and Trans: Stop Leaving Us Behind. Parallel events areContinue Reading
Democracy: an end or a means?
2016-09-21
In the west, democracy has become an idol. The west teaches that democracy is the ultimate bastion of liberty. Perhaps from a political standpoint it is, or at least hasContinue Reading
The sick irony of International Safe Abortion Day
2016-08-26
The International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion has written an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of UN agencies, asking them to recognizeContinue Reading
The intrinsic dignity of all human life
2016-07-29
The government of Indonesia is seeking to execute by firing squad fourteen prisoners currently imprisoned on drug charges. Let us first then take a moment to say a prayer forContinue Reading
The Gospel is not a slogan
2016-05-01
The Gospel is not a slogan. Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks these words during an interview, as he condemns the war on poverty as contrary to the Gospel. That’s a strongContinue Reading
Vulnerability of the child: how is it tackled?
2016-04-08
Recently, on different news websites, the same news has appeared: babies thrown away, discarded, and some found in random places to include garbage dumpsters. This causes a deep reaction of astonishment,Continue Reading
The Source of Our Rights
2016-02-25
The United Nations Human Rights Committee recently affirmed abortion as a human “right.” While the United Nations is seen as a legitimate institution by many in the international community, itsContinue Reading
The Purpose of Religion According to UNFPA
2016-02-12
“Notions that had been held at the alter of religion have been dispelled.” This startling comment was one of many during a UNFPA meeting last week. The special session onContinue Reading