Our Work at the United Nations

While Priests for Life works within the United Nations, our ministries raise awareness about abortion’s negative impact outside UN meetings.  During the United Nations’ February 2008 Commission on the Status of Women Conference, "Financing For Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women", our Silent No More Awareness Campaign held an event near UN headquarters.  Many women held signs “I regret my abortion” for UN delegates to witness and spoke publicly about the emotional and physical pain inflicted by abortion. 

To learn more about the role of NGOs , visit the official website for the United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs - NGO Section. Also available is a calendar of meetings and events. 

The Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See To the United Nations website offers background on the Holy See’s involvement at the UN, statements from the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, position papers, and magisterial texts on the Catholic Church’s social agenda. 

Click here to read the Statement of the Holy See to the United Nations, the Address of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on April 18, 2008. 

Additionally, the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM) is an organization dedicated to the research and dissemination of information related to United Nations activities and publications to the broader society, including the media. Read about their activities, and receive their weekly update. 

Click here to read Fr. Frank’s column on The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948-2008 marking the occasion of its 60^th anniversary. 

Also read the Press Release:  The United Nations Grants Priests for Life NGO Status