US and EU push Africans on abortion and homosexuality

STEFANO GENNARINI lifesitenews.com Africans are crying foul after wealthy Western countries ambushed them with a draft resolution that re-opens the troublesome issues of abortion and homosexuality in UN negotiations. “You have set a precedent here that will not be forgotten,” said a representative from Cameroon at a briefing three weeks ago. Western countries have proposed a resolution for the annual UN Commission on Population and Development that surreptitiously endorses abortion and homosexuality, even though Africans asked to avoid those controversies. The U.S., European and some Latin countries are increasingly insistent on homosexuality and abortion ahead of negotiations over a new UN development agenda in September, desperate to include homosexuality and abortion in future development efforts. Africans for their part don’t want to be pressured on these issues, and have repeatedly stated that these are matters best left to countries individually. When powerful western governments made their intentions for the resolution known, the Africans on the commission were furious. The resolution includes references to regional agreements that touch on abortion and sexual orientation and gender identity—contentious issues that do not enjoy universal support at the United Nations. to read more: lifesitenews.com