Elyssa Koren is director of U.N. advocacy for ADF International. She is based in New York City.
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The Supreme Court has upheld the right of the United States government to distribute aid to foreign organizations in accordance with American interests. The June… Read More
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The Trump administration has an unequivocal stance on abortion, both nationally and internationally: It is a definitive “no” to policies and programs that undermine the… Read More
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The recent meeting of the Group of Seven drew significant media coverage, but scant attention was paid to the war over abortion that infiltrated the meeting’s agenda. The G-7 is a forum for the world’s most advanced economic… Read More
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In a severe loss for mothers around the world, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva last month adopted a resolution on maternal mortality… Read More
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In blatant violation of international law, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has unveiled a startling new campaign that claims… Read More
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For the third time in the past four years, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development has ended in failure—good news for defenders of national sovereignty in the face of… Read More
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What do rural women and girls need in order to rise above poverty? According to UN Women, the United Nations entity in charge of women’s… Read More
