Posted on 07/15/2010 4:24:16 PM PDT by wagglebee
NEW YORK, July 15 (C-FAM) - Two recently released documents prepared in anticipation of an upcoming international youth conference in Mexico make unprecedented claims for new “rights” for youth that experts say directly conflict with traditional norms and international law.
The draft declaration which will be considered by governmental participants at the World Youth Conference, to be held at the end of August in Leon, Mexico, calls for a “comprehensive development of young people that includes: a humanist education to face ethical challenges” and “sexuality education.” There is also a call to “guarantee the highest level of physical and mental health of the youth population taking into account diverse … gender contexts,” and to provide “universal access to reproductive health, including through family planning as a method of reducing maternal mortality in adolescent girls and young women.”
Contrary to the universally accepted right of parents to direct their children’s upbringing, as stated in international documents such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the draft declaration requests that states “invest resources in strengthening the social capital of young people with full respect for their autonomy.” Although the draft declaration refers to many other documents, it does not mention CRC. Additionally, there is no reference to “parents” or “child.”
According to Article 5 of CRC, “States Parties shall respect the responsibilities, rights and duties of parents … to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized in the present Convention.”
In late May, organizers held a Youth Pre-Conference of the Americas in Brazil. Although the conference was not publicized among United Nations (UN) member states, the meeting produced a document called the Charter of Bahia, which, in the words of a leading participant, “marks a new stage for the youth of the Americas and the world, to include youth as subject of rights and indispensable for a new development model, based on inclusion and sustainability.”
While the Charter of Bahia is only available in Portuguese, a UN website has offered a summary in English. “The document calls for a better quality of life for youths in the Americas, taking into account the ethnic, race and gender diversity, with the right of full access to sexual health and reproductive services, and equal access to programs to prevent unintended pregnancies and the decision making about pregnancy.”
Priscila Vera, director of the Mexican Institute for Youth, a chief organizer of the Mexican conference, has said the Charter of Bahia will be used as a basis for discussion at the August conference.
Despite assurances for broad youth participation from Mexican conference organizers, as well statements on the conference website that Non-governmental Organizations (NGO) accredited with the UN could participate in the Government Forum as observers, many accredited NGOs are still being denied participation in the conference.
Some form of the Mexican conference declaration is expected to be endorsed by the UN General Assembly this Fall.
This article reprinted with permission from www.c-fam.org
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Given that so many illegal aliens come from there, we should welcome this development, as long as it doesn’t lead to more abortions. Illegal aliens have an overly high birth rate.
So who’s been bankrolling the “World Youth Conference” since the USSR went down?
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Yep, abort the young, kill the old, and get rid of the infirm.
America should opt out.
The members of the Social Forum Coordination Committee are: Espacio Iberoamericano de Juventud European Youth Forum International Falcon Movement Socialist Educational International International Federation of Liberal Youth (the abortion people) Latin American Youth Forum Pacifics Youth Council Pax Romana World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Organization of the Scouts Movement YMCA
When did the Girl Scouts become Socialists? And to sum up. We are putting up a chunk o' change for this and the Socialists are setting the agenda.
They were infiltrated by leftists some time ago. I will answer your question with another question --when was the last time the Girl Scouts have been legally challenged or demonized in the news for not accepting lesbian troop leaders, not recognizing sexual orientation rights, or not advocating sexual 'education' including that of reproductive rights comprised of birth control and abortion?
If the leftists are not involved in a campaign against and demonizing a supposedly conservative and or upstanding and morally principled organization then the chances are very likely that the organization is but a conservative facade infiltrated by leftists...
Pick an organization of your choosing that you assume conservative yet not under attack from the left and do a little research -you will probably be shocked at what you discover...
I’ve posted a thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2553687/posts requesting a Socialized Medicine Forum topic so we can put all this stuff under 1 topic to make it easier to find and use. Please chime in.
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