
Pope Francis Meets with Head of World Health Organization
The Holy See donated to WHO’s emergency fund for medics on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020.
The Holy See donated to WHO’s emergency fund for medics on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2020.
International experts say the World Health Organization’s recent claim that an individual’s sex is not limited to men or women is not based on science, and the manual can be harmful to the people it seeks to protect.
In Koren’s view, the WHO document’s authors exceeded their authority in commenting on international law and human rights.
The Vatican will be permitted to observe sessions and participate in debates. Unlike member states, the Holy See will not be allowed to vote on issues or put forth candidates.
The Biden administration will repeal the policy that bars U.S. family-planning assistance from going to foreign NGOs that promote or perform abortions in the ‘coming days,’ the White House adviser told board members of the World Health Organization on Thursday.
The World Health Organization reported that 180 vaccines are currently being developed around the world, many of which are derived from cells from aborted fetuses.
In his address Wednesday, Pope Francis focused on the pandemic, which has claimed the lives of more than 781,000 people worldwide as of Aug. 19,
President Donald Trump said he would withdraw from the WHO in a May 29 Rose Garden media briefing.
Archbishop Jurkovič, the Holy See’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, reiterated Pope Francis’ appeal for potential vaccines to be made available to everyone infected with the coronavirus.
Critics say the U.N. agencies are using this medical and humanitarian crisis as a pretext for pushing the abortion lobby’s international agendas.
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