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By Kent Larsen
BYU's Annual World Family Policy forum Addresses UN Policies
PROVO, UTAH -- BYU's World Family Policy center held its annual forum
last week, attracting more than sixty United Nations delegates,
ambassadors, and religious leaders from around the world to work on
how United Nations policies affect the family. The three-day
conference was held in BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School.
The World Family Policy center has gained notoriety in recent years
for its efforts in support of the family. The center has been
involved with the World Congress on Families and has been active as a
non-governmental organization at the United Nations, airing its
viewpoint on families. The center is run by BYU law professor Richard
Wilkins.
The conference this year, which bore the theme "Making the World Safe
for Children," concentrated on identifying and clarifying the
definitions and wording of UN documents that need to be changed. "If
we don't accomplish anything else, I hope we can at least help to get
some of the language changed in existing documents to help protect
the family," said Marya Reed, a representative of the policy center
on campus.
Source:
Y forum brings in United Nations delegates
BYU NewsNet 25Jul01 T3
By Kristin Prina: NewsNet Staff Writer
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