Africa Holding Out Against UN Pressure to Accept Sexual Agenda and Abortion

Catholic Lane: Late Friday night, the last day of the final meeting in a series of UN conferences, African officials rejected attempts by UN and sexual rights activists to promote homosexuality and abortion.

The UN conference to draft a development agenda for Africa concluded in a fierce clash between regional values and the “progressive” norms pushed by UN agencies on controversial issues such as abortion and sexual orientation. The African leaders appeared prepared for the meeting in Ethiopia to spurn vague phrases lobbied for by sexual rights activists. Read more here.