World Congress of Families
The World Congress of Families is an organization which gives as its purpose to "stand up for the position of the traditional family, in a time of eroding family life and declining appreciation for families in general".
Dr. Allan Carlson, President of the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society (USA), initiated the congress on the basis of article 16c of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying: "The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state"[1].
Since 1997 the WCF has been held four times starting in Prague with 700 visitors[2], followed by Geneva with 1600 visitors[3], Mexico City with 3300 visitors[4] and Warsaw with 3900 visitors[5]. From more than fifty different countries worldwide academics, researchers, religious leaders, business people, politicians, journalists and civilians attend the congress.
The meeting in Warsaw in May 2007 was to be addressed by Ellen Sauerbrey, at the time head of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provoked a letter from 19 Members of the European Parliament demanding that she should not go.[6] The fifth World Congress of Families will take place in Amsterdam August 10-12, 2009[7].
[edit] References
- ^ Universal Declaration of Human Rights Wikipedia
- ^ Prague 1997: Convening Organizations - World Congress of Families
- ^ Geneva 1999: Convening Organizations - World Congress of Families
- ^ Mexico 2004: Convening Organizations - World Congress of Families
- ^ Warsaw 2007 - World Congress of Families
- ^ European leftists attack World Congress of Families - Catholic World News
- ^ World Congress of Families V - World Congress of Families V
