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Article: World Congress of Families Counters Feminist Disinformation on UN Resolution Supporting 'Traditional Values'.
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- Pediatrics Week
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- November 14, 2009
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World Congress of Families Managing Director Larry Jacobs decried what he called "feminist disinformation" on a resolution of the United Nations Human Rights Council affirming "traditional values." The resolution also calls for a UN workshop in 2010 to examine the way traditional values are the foundation for human rights: http://ap.ohchr.org/documents/sdpage_e.aspx?b=10&se=100&t=4.
Sponsored by the Russian Federation, the resolution was passed by a vote of 26 to 15, with 6 abstentions. Just like the Amsterdam Declaration adopted by World Congress of Families V (http://www.worldcongress.org/WCF5/wcf5.dec.htm) , the resolution reaffirms the Universal Declaration ...