UK secretary of state for international development condemns the Vatican at the UN.

Three articles, including one editorial, from the Guardian (UK) about the Vatican, its stance on reproductive health issues and its position at the United Nations.

Deadly Serious
Sarah Boseley
The Guardian (UK), June 30, 1999

Clare Short, the international development secretary, is not going to be sidetracked.

Minister condemns Vatican over birth control
Sarah Boseley
The Guardian (UK), June 30, 1999

Clare Short, the secretary of state for international development, has condemned an "unholy alliance" between the Vatican, rightwing Catholic groups and Muslim countries seeking to thwart an agreement on controlling the world's booming population.

As bad as the Inquisition
Editorial
The Guardian (UK), June 30, 1999

A UN special ministerial session, Cairo+5, opens today to review progress since the 1994 UN conference on population and development.