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“That Image Will Haunt Me”
Report on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) The first in-person UN Commission on Status of Women (CSW), since the onset of COVID, finished up in the early morning hours of Saturday, March 18. The negotiated outcome document or “Agreed Conclusions” was...
Billion-dollar, baby-selling industry
Most of us are familiar with a couple who has experienced infertility and then had their lives blessed through assisted reproductive technologies. We often speak of this in terms of “a miracle of our modern age,” but could it also be true that there is a dark side to...
Ending Suffering by Ending the Sufferer
To many my father came across as a serious, unapproachable Army Colonel. Yet, within this admirable leader was a kind-hearted teddy bear. During the last five years of his life, this 6'2" gentle giant, dealt with multiple health problems boiling down to his final 18...
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn
Idaho is Doing Something about Porn A Tool for Parents to Protect Their Children When being interviewed, Senator Kevin Cook of the Idaho Senate was asked about his proposed anti-pornography legislation, “What is something you wish the critics of this bill would...
Creating “Shields not Swords” in the Fight for Rights
By Alexis Tarkalson A UN Independent Expert, given the responsibility to provide protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), has been asked to put together a report for the United Nations on two seemingly irreconcilable...
Top 10 Wins and Challenges of 2022
Dear friends and supporters of United Families International, As 2022 ends, it can best be said that it’s been “quite a year”. On the pro-family front, it truly has felt like a roller coaster with so many ups and downs. As you read these, I hope you’ll get a sense...
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Empowering Families through Education
March 10, 2023 by Shelby Allen The United Nations is full of a variety of people who come from different nations, speak different languages, and have different beliefs. It’s amazing to see so many people with all of these differences coming together working towards...
UN Reality Check – Change Starts With You!
March 10, 2023 by Marinda Loertscher When I think of the United Nations, I think of world leaders coming together in an organized effort to shape better opportunities and circumstances for people around the world. This is what I expected when I came to the United...
United at Heart
March 9, 2023 by Dawsen Goodfellow Today I took my first steps into the world of policy and it happened to be at the 67th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in the middle of Manhattan in New York City. Me, a simple BYU-I student from Southern Nevada is...
A Fish in Different Waters
March 9, 2023 by Jaren McClure The United Nations is a place that I only thought existed in dreams and movies, where people rigorously debate policy to change the world. That was my perception of the United Nations before I had the opportunity to experience it myself...
Hope for Breaking the Poverty Cycle
February 21, 2023 by Alexa Sanwo People all over the world endure the struggles of not having enough. In 2018, there were 38.1 million people living in poverty in the United States alone. Poverty, of course, is terrible. People don’t get to choose whether they are...
Raising Healthy Children Begins with Your Actions
January 25, 2023 by Amanda Henderson Kids are like tiny sponges when it comes to absorbing information from all around them. Therefore, if they see the adults in their lives modeling healthy behaviors, they will do the same. As parents and role models, we have to help...
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