Marriage, Family, and Their Advocacy at the United Nations

The family is a natural union consisting of a husband and a wife, a father and a mother, a man and a woman together with their natural offspring or adopted children. The family, rooted in the marriage of a man and a woman, historically has been protected because it is a personal relationship with public […]

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Babies, Education and Choice in Africa

October 30, 2018 The Topic: Babies, Education and Choice in Africa The News Story: Mothers of Big Families Challenge Macron’s Fertility Stance The New Research: The Contraceptive Mindset Invades the Gambia “French President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism from mothers with big families both at home and abroad for comments he made about women and […]

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Opening Address: Allan C. Carlson

The idea for a World Congress of Families was conceived in Moscow, Russia, in January 1995. The initial purpose was to compare and contrast family trends in the East and the West. Specifically, to what degree were negative family developments in the Eastern nations recently freed from communism—plummeting marriage and fertility rates, rising out-of-wedlock births […]

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Opening Address: Louis de Bourbon

Monseigneur le Prince Louis de Bourbon, duc d’Anjou Your Excellency, Mr. President of the Republic of Moldova,  Your Holiness, Eminence, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, First of all, thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on the subject of the family at the opening of this international symposium. This subject is important to […]

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Opening Address: Igor Dodon

President of the Republic of Moldova From September 14-16, 2018, participants in World Congress of Families XII gathered in the beautiful and culturally rich Republic of Moldova to discuss both the victories of and challenges facing the pro-family movement around the world. The following three addresses were delivered at the plenary session of WCF XII. […]

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A New Take on the Population Bomb

September 6, 2018 The Topic: A New Take on the Population Bomb The News Story: South Korea’s Fertility Rate Set to Hit Record Low of 0.96 The New Research: The European Welfare State—Strained by Infertility In 1968, American biologist Paul Erlich published his highly controversial The Population Bomb, in which he predicted that in the coming […]

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Burned-Out Mothers Worldwide

August 28, 2018 The Topic: Burned-Out Mothers Worldwide The News Story: In Japan, Working Mothers Battle Overwork Culture The New Research: Underestimating the “Mommy Effect” in the U.S. and U.K. The News Story: In Japan, Working Mothers Battle Overwork Culture “In Japan,” reports a recent news story, “long working hours is a serious issue for […]

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Who Will Care for the Elderly?

August 14, 2018 The Topic: Who Will Care for the Elderly? The News Story: Aging Japan—Robots May Have Role in Future of Elder Care The New Research: How Brazil’s Retreat From Childbearing is Making Elder Care Difficult The News Story: Aging Japan—Robots May Have Role in Future of Elder Care Japan was one of the […]

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Falling Birthrates, Plummeting Economy

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 The Topic: Falling Birthrates, Plummeting Economy The News Story: U.S. Births Dip to 30-Year Low The New Research: Roots of Recession The News Story: U.S. Births Dip to 30-Year Low “The birthrate fell for nearly every group of women of reproductive age in the U.S. in 2017,” dispassionately reports NPR, “reflecting […]

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Real Suicide Prevention

June 26, 2018 The Topic: Real Suicide Prevention The News Story: Are Suicides Really Preventable? The New Research: Preventing Suicide—Family Connections as Safety Net The News Story: Are Suicides Really Preventable? In the wake of the suicides of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade in the past few weeks, multiple media outlets have focused on the […]

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