Feb 4, 2022 | fertility rates, News & Updates, Taking Action
Dear Secretary General Gutteres, and Directors Kanem, Andersen, and Russell, Several United Nations member states, ignoring the impacts on the climate crisis, the pandemic, human rights, and the sustainable development goals, are intensifying pronatal programs that...
Sep 24, 2021 | News & Updates, Taking Action
The UN has been obligated to interpret the promise of Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that of a right “to found a family,” in a way that would protect the right for all generations equally. This includes those in the middle of the...
Aug 16, 2021 | fertility rates, Inequality, Taking Action
As Afghanistan descends into a human rights catastrophe, we should look for the mistakes that created the crisis and learn from them. Afghanistan has had one of the highest birthrates in the world, driven by a dominant patriarchy. Given this, did the United Nations...
Jun 7, 2021 | Taking Action
Dear Director Andersen, World Environment Day 2021 provided a crucial opportunity for the United Nations to make good on its promise to reset humanity’s relationship with nature. But by continuing to adhere to a family planning model that allows unfettered...
Feb 15, 2021 | Taking Action
Dear World Media, Hope for the Earth – at last. Today the United Nations Development Programme presented their apologies for having run down our home and the home of a myriad of other species by choosing to completely ignore the content of the Meadows Report. Finally...