Upon my first complete reading of United Nations Agenda 21, the UN's plan for the world for the 21 century, I noticed how nearly every chapter of the Agenda curiously emphasized the necessary role of women in the implementation of the plan. Of course, implying that women play a major role in society is not, in itself, odd in any way, however the manner in which these ideas are presented, I did find questionable. Aside from recommending governments implement strategies to increase the amount of women in positions of "decision makers, planners, managers, scientists and technical advisers", the agenda also wants to have influence in people's lives at home by looking to "promote the reduction of the heavy workload of women and girl children at home", and, somehow, influence "the sharing of household tasks by men and women on an equal basis." Reducing the number of children that women have was another concept continuously discussed as a matter of importance in the Agenda. (Sidenote: For more information on the actual Agenda 21 document, I highly recommend reading my article A Critical Analysis of Agenda 21 - United Nations Program of Action)
At first, I just kept the Agenda's emphasis on women as a mental note, as there were seemingly more important aspects of Agenda 21 to discuss, and analyze. However, as I began to read more UN books, and documents, an anti-men/pro-women agenda seemed to emerge. For example, in the children's version of Agenda 21, Rescue Mission: Planet Earth , a book promoted by the United Nations, former executive of the United Nations Population Fund, Dr. Nafis Sadik, is asked the question "There's a lot in Agenda 21 about women playing a critical role in population, but aren't men usually the problem?", and her response was:
"Yes - there's a lot of male authority but not much male responsibility in relation to child bearing. Men are not burdened with the problem of giving birth, they tend to exploit children -sending them to work instead of investing in their education. What can children do? They should challenge their parents not to have any more children until they can look after them properly." [emphasis added]Aside from the blatant, and in my opinion, unjustified, attack on men, the idea that children are being exploited by their family reminded me of a quote from the Communist Manifesto:
"Do you charge us with wanting to stop the exploitation of children by their parents? To this crime we plead guilty" - The Communist ManifestoThese type of quotes, and concepts, compelled me to re-examine Agenda 21, and find a possible origin to these ideas. The full Agenda 21 document, in book form, is 351 pages, however Agenda 21 is much more complex than just what is written in this action plan, due to the fact that there are numerous other resolutions referenced, and recommended, for further implementation. One such resolution that is recommended for implementation is the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women report. When I decided to look into, and read, this report from Nairobi, I discovered a feminist agenda, with dubious objectives. (For a greater understanding of the objectives discussed in the Nairobi report, read my article A Critical Summary of the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women)
In the following examination, I will be making connections with this Agenda 21-related report, and current events that are taking place, as well as the people, and organizations, causing these events to take place.


