Pro-Life Voices in Jeopardy at the UN

URGENT!!!  Pro-life Advocates may be barred from the UN

(This letter was sent to the NCCW Board and is used with permission.)

Dear Friends,

I learned today from a pro-life group that has had a presence at the UN in New York for 25 years that they were recently informed that their values do not coincide with the values of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and that pro-life groups have been barred from hosting a panel at the CSW this year.  The CSW is scheduled to be held from March 14-26.

A few days ago, there was a Zoom meeting that determined the course of work for the CSW.  A woman who leads a very powerful group actually said that pro-life groups should not only be barred from presenting at the CSW but should lose their credentials at the UN!  Recall, please, that the UN is supposed to promote inclusive civil society engagement.

Accordingly, C-Fam, a group that is strongly pro-life at the UN, is circulating a world-wide petition to be presented to the Secretary General of the UN asking that the pro-life position be given voice at the upcoming CSW.  We ask that you please consider joining in this petition by completing the information found in this link:

https://c-fam.org/stop-the-un-from-blocking-pro-life-groups

Our NCCW stands strong today in support of pro-life as it has throughout its nearly 102-year history and prayerfully requests that you discern your participation in this effort to protect the most defenseless and consider adding your name to this petition.  Doing so will send a message that there are women world-wide who support protecting the fragile and beautiful gift of life from conception to natural death.

Thank you and may Our Lady of Good Counsel guide your decisions and actions always,

Maribeth Stewart Blogoslawski

NCCW UN Representative