World Congress of Families Sponsors Political Network for Values Transatlantic Summit - A New Network for Global Policy Makers Supporting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Contact: Don Feder, 508-405-1337, dfeder@rcn.com; Larry Jacobs, World Congress of Families, 815-513-2316, media@worldcongress.org

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2014 /Christian Newswire/ -- The World Congress of Families (WCF) is pleased to announce that Dr. Allan C. Carlson, International Secretary and WCF co-founder, will present the World Congress of Families "Familly and Truth (Familia Et Veritas) Award" to Jaime Mayor Oreja today during the Political Network For Values Transatlantic Summit at a special reception hosted by the Hungarian Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

The award reads: "For distinguished civic service and public contributions to promoting a greater understanding of The Natural Family as the fundamental unit of society and as the vital source of a prosperous, stable, and free civilization, the World Congress of Families gratefully recognizes JAIME MAYOR OREJA for his lifelong efforts in favor of human life, marriage, and children, and his courageous defense of the Truths regarding The Natural Family."

On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the International Year of the family, policy makers from Europe, Latin America, Africa, North America, as well as participants from other regions of the world are gathering at the UN in order to recognize and strengthen the role of the family as a driver for the sustainable development, as well as to promote core ethical, social and political values and human rights.

A Political Network For Values has been formalized both at the national and international level, in order to establish relationships that will lead to ongoing cooperation in the coming years.  This Network will add up the all participants' political, intellectual, and social capital and become an efficient tool for the exchange of good policy practices that recognize the sanctity and dignity of human life and human rights.

Keynote speakers include Hon. Zoltan Balog (Hungarian Minister for Human Capacities), Jeff Fortenberry (U.S. Congressman from Nebraska), Oscar Ivan Zuluaga (President of the Democratic Center Party in Colombia, Dr. Helen M. Avare (Professor of George Mason University School of Law) and Luis Peral (Senator from Spain).

Larry Jacobs, World Congress of Families Managing Director, is also schedule to speak at this United Nations event about the history of World Congress of Families and the importance of WCF Parliamentary Forums.

WCF Managing Director Larry Jacobs stated: "We're honored to be involved with this historic gathering at the United Nations, particularly because of its emphasis on the natural family.  The UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights bears witness to the fact that the Natural Family is the vital source of a sustainable society and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) of 2015."

Other speakers and participants include World Congress of Families International Secretary Allan Carlson, Managing Director Larry Jacobs, Brian Brown (National Organization for Marriage), CitizenGo and HazteOir President Ignacio Arsuaga, Sharon Slater (Family Watch International), Austin Ruse (C-Fam), Lola Volarde (IPFE – Spain) and Katharina Rothweiler (Red Familia - Mexico) – all WCF Partners.  For more information about the Transatlantic Summit and the Political Network for Values, visit www.politicalnetworkforvalues.org.

World Congress of Families organizes a global network of pro-family and pro-life groups in more than 80 countries and has more than 40 official partner organizations.  WCF is an International Peace Award -"Pax Urbis" - Recipient (from 100 Cities For Peace) for our work in promoting peace through the family consistent with United Nations sustainable development goals.  Our mission is to affirm the natural family as the fundamental unit of society consistent with Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  We believe that the philosophical aspects of humane civilizations (Goodness, Truth and Beauty) are learned through the family and are vital to ensure ordered liberty, authentic prosperity, democracy, and freedom for all people of goodwill.

World Congress of Families 9 will be held October 27-30 in Salt Lake City, Utah and will be the first major WCF Congress held in the United States.

For more information go to www.worldcongress.org and www.wcf9.org.  To schedule an interview with Larry Jacobs, contact World Congress of Families at +1-508-405-1337 or media@worldcongress.org.