UN Projects Continued Rapid Population Growth in Developing Countries
February 24, 2005
Despite a widening debate in some industrialized countries over population aging and decline, new United Nations projections demonstrate that population continues to grow rapidly in much of the world and that the HIV/AIDS pandemic is far from cresting, Population Action International (PAI) noted on Thursday.
Condoms Count on National Condom Day
February 14, 2005
February 14 is not only Valentine's Day but also National Condom Day – an occasion to educate and promote condom use in the United States. To date, the condom remains one of the most effective, and affordable, ways to protect against sexually-transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS. For most Americans, it is quite easy to purchase condoms — they are sold in drugstores, supermarkets, and even public restrooms. Yet around the world, especially in areas hardest hit by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, condoms remain in dangerously short supply.
Council on Foreign Relations Calls for Restoring U.S. Leadership on International Family Planning Programs in Africa
January 17, 2005
An independent, blue-ribbon task force sponsored by the U.S.-based Council on Foreign Relations recently issued a detailed report calling for a more comprehensive and strategic U.S. approach toward Africa. In the report, the Task Force – comprised of a diverse group of influentials from across the political spectrum – highlights the pivotal role that slowing rapid population growth must play in U.S. policy toward Africa and the subsequent need for increased U.S. involvement in international family planning programs. PAI lauds the timing of the Task Force's prescriptions, given Congress' upcoming discussions on the fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget.
40 Years of U.S. International Family Planning
January 3, 2005
Brochure with images and timeline from a reception and exhibition of photographs commemorating the 40th anniversary of U.S. funding for international family planning programs.
Access Denied - U.S. Restrictions on International Family Planning
January 3, 2005
The Global Gag Rule was reinstated by President George W. Bush on his first day in office in January 2001. Officially termed the Mexico City Policy, these restrictions mandate that no U.S. family planning assistance can be provided to foreign NGOs that use funding from any other source to: perform abortions in cases other than a threat to the woman's life, rape or incest; provide counseling and referral for abortion; or lobby to make abortion legal or more available in their country.
New Study Gives United States a "C" for Lagging Support of International Reproductive Health and Population Efforts – 21 Donor Countries Ranked According to Level of Support
December 2, 2004
In a comprehensive study released today by Population Action International (PAI) — an independent policy and research organization based in Washington, D.C. — the United States ranks 16th and receives a “C” on a list of 21 donor countries graded according to their financial and political support for international reproductive health and population programs.
New Study Gives United States a "C" for Lagging Support of International Reproductive Health and Population Efforts
December 2, 2004
21 Donor Countries Ranked According to Level of Support
In a comprehensive study released today by Population Action International (PAI) — an independent policy and research organization based in Washington, D.C. — the United States ranks 16th and receives a “C” on a list of 21 donor countries graded according to their financial and political support for international reproductive health and population programs. Leading U.S. allies the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan rank 7th, 10th and 13th, respectively. The Netherlands, Denmark and Norway top the list; Spain, Austria and Portugal occupy the last three slots.
Are Nations Meeting Commitments to Fund Reproductive Health?
December 1, 2004
In 1994, at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, 179 nations endorsed an approach to improving reproductive health based on meeting individual needs and respecting human rights. They pledged to share the costs needed to make basic reproductive health care available to all who need it by 2015. Today, however, most donor and developing countries still fall short of paying their “fair share.”
How Donor Countries Fall Short of Meeting Reproductive Health
December 1, 2004
At the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994, the international community pledged to share the costs of reproductive health care in developing countries, estimated at US$18.5 billion annually by the year 2005. Donor nations committed to provide one-third of this total, or $6.1 billion. Donors still fall far short of this pledge, once inflation is taken into account, and actual resource needs are dramatically higher today.
What is U.S. International Population Assistance?
December 1, 2004
Since 1965, Congress has appropriated money in the foreign assistance bill for population assistance to developing countries to advance the U.S. foreign policy goals of promoting sustainable development and health in these countries. This money supports family planning and related reproductive health services through programs administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Such programs directly benefit tens of millions of couples each year, improving both maternal and child health and contributing to slower population growth.
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