The lack of diversity of thought at the 2024 UN Civil Society Conference is reflected in the overly progressive outcome package asking for mainstreaming of sexual and reproductive rights, recognition of “gender diverse people” as a special category worthy of protection, as well the several Critical Theory-inspired talking points such as dismantling entranced patriarchal norms and speaking truth to power.

Earlier this month, UN member states took the floor at the UN Conference on Population and Development to raise the alarm about the devastating effects of population decline on their societies. Some even blamed UN’s decades-long efforts favoring lowering fertility rates as a cause for this dim reality.

The first-ever UN civil society conference held in Nairobi, Kenya just wrapped up this past week. The conference welcomed over 3,000 civil society representatives, 400 parliamentarians, 100 media reporters, as well as delegates from 37 UN entities.