DMB
10 Apr 2009, 06:51 PM
... in the field of reproductive health:
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2009/04/08/index.html
On Friday, April 3, at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, the international community pledged to ramp up efforts to improve women’s health and reduce poverty in the developing world. And for the first time in eight years, the United States was front and center in advocating an increased global commitment to reproductive health and rights.
Add this new U.S. stance to the recently resumed American support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the repeal of the infamous "global gag rule" that barred overseas organizations that so much as provided abortion information from receiving U.S. family planning assistance, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s unequivocal endorsement of women’s rights as human rights, and it is safe to say: The U.S. is back!
Or, more precisely, back on track—the policies of the past eight years have left a lot of catching up to do. Current U.S. international family planning assistance, at $545 million a year, is significantly higher than previous years, but falls far short of the $1 billion that represents the minimum U.S. share of the global commitment.
There is still a huge unmet need in this field, not least to help solve the problems associated with population growth. It's good to see the USA back in business.
http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2009/04/08/index.html
On Friday, April 3, at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development, the international community pledged to ramp up efforts to improve women’s health and reduce poverty in the developing world. And for the first time in eight years, the United States was front and center in advocating an increased global commitment to reproductive health and rights.
Add this new U.S. stance to the recently resumed American support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the repeal of the infamous "global gag rule" that barred overseas organizations that so much as provided abortion information from receiving U.S. family planning assistance, and Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s unequivocal endorsement of women’s rights as human rights, and it is safe to say: The U.S. is back!
Or, more precisely, back on track—the policies of the past eight years have left a lot of catching up to do. Current U.S. international family planning assistance, at $545 million a year, is significantly higher than previous years, but falls far short of the $1 billion that represents the minimum U.S. share of the global commitment.
There is still a huge unmet need in this field, not least to help solve the problems associated with population growth. It's good to see the USA back in business.