by UFI Blog | Apr 17, 2017 | The Family, UN
UFI president shares with us the progress made at the recent United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. After years of not being able to substantively address “family” in UN documents, the dry spell has ended and “family” is back in a Commission on the Status...
by UFI Blog | Apr 10, 2017 | Prostitution, The Family
United Families International was privileged to have university students accompany us to the Commission on the Status of Women. Elizabeth Warner shares what she learned while at the United Nations. While at the Commission on the Status of Women, I met so many amazing...
by UFI Blog | Apr 3, 2017 | The Family, UN
by Candice LeSueur Attending the 61st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 61) at the UN this past week was an unforgettable experience for me, as well as one I definitely had not expected. Back in high school, I was lucky enough to travel to New York...
by UFI Blog | Mar 21, 2017 | Child Abuse, Parents, The Family
by Angela Fallentine The 61st Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations is underway in New York and the United Families International team is on the ground attending and monitoring events. The theme for this year’s CSW is “Women’s Economic Empowerment in...
by UFI Blog | Mar 16, 2017 | motherhood, The Family, UN
We’re handing YOU the mic! No matter how small you think your voice is, as a mother, never before has your voice had the opportunity to be heard like it is now. Right now, at the United Nations there’s a pretty fierce battle over motherhood taking place. Let’s...
by UFI Blog | Mar 10, 2017 | Gender Identity, Religious Freedom, Sovereignty, The Family
by Ashley Corbaley In September of last year Thai law professor and homosexual activist, Vitit Muntarbhorn, was appointed the first UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and Gender Identity. There was and is great opposition to the Independent Expert’s position....
