How the HIV/AIDS Pandemic Threatens Global Security
June 1, 2004
Continued high rates of AIDS-related illness and death in some of the world's poorest countries could impose unprecedented changes in their population age structures, stunt their economic development and retard their demographic transition – the change from a population characterized by short lives and large families, to one with long lives and small families. These impacts promise to leave the most seriously AIDS-affected countries even more vulnerable to political instability and civil conflict. How the world responds to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in this decade could bear heavily upon the future of global security.
Why Condoms Count in the Era of HIV/AIDS
June 1, 2004
In 2007, more than 6,800 people became infected with HIV every day, and new HIV infections outnumbered persons receiving treatment by nearly 3 to 1. Comprehensive HIV prevention-including both condoms and contraceptives-must become a top priority in the continued fight against HIV and AIDS. Because most HIV epidemics are fueled by sexual transmission of the virus, behavior change-including condom use-is critical to stemming the number of new infections.
Why Good Sexual and Reproductive Health is Critical to the Well-Being of Youth
May 3, 2004
The international community has repeatedly agreed to meet young people's developmental needs, including those relating to sexual and reproductive health. Yet young people often have little or no access to the information and services they need to make healthy, informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives.
News Update: Budget Stalemates, UNFPA Funding & Upcoming AIDS Conference
May 1, 2004
This summer promises to be a busy one. The situation in Iraq, the political conventions and the Olympics are just some of the events likely to dominate the news. However, there will be a number of other newsworthy events related to foreign aid and global health in which PAI will be actively involved:
News Update: Tenth Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development
May 1, 2004
Your opinion about the direction of our country's foreign policy will play a central role in determining who wins this year's U.S. presidential election. One issue that needs more attention, especially since the majority of U.S. citizens support family planning and reproductive health issues at home and abroad, is foreign aid. Given the unprecedented number of young people in the developing world entering their reproductive years and concerns about what lies ahead for them, now is the time to think about the tenth anniversary of the landmark 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (also known as ICPD at 10).
How Reproductive Health Services Work to Reduce Poverty
April 1, 2004
Reproductive illnesses and unintended pregnancies undermine economic development by weakening and killing adults in the prime of their working lives, by disrupting and cutting short the lives of their children, and by placing heavy financial and social burdens on families. In most developing-country settings, much of the loss of life and human productivity that is due to poor reproductive health could be prevented with affordable and cost-effective programs.
News Update: Budget wrap-ups and Countdown 2015
February 17, 2004
With Congress gearing up for work on spending bills for fiscal 2005, U.S. policy and funding for international family planning programs will likely be a catalyst for conflict once again. The following summarizes where things stand now — and what may lie ahead.
FY 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Signed Into Law
On January 23 President Bush signed the FY04 Omnibus Appropriations bill. The omnibus allocates $432 million for international family planning programs, which is $7 million more than the President's request, but $14.5 million less than last year's level. Support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) was earmarked for “up to” $34 million.
Foreign Aid Spending Signed Into Law
January 23, 2004
PAI Asks to “See the Check” for UNFPA
Population Action International responded with guarded enthusiasm to the enactment of the FY 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which allocates $432 million for international family planning programs, and earmarks support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Foreign Aid Spending Signed Into Law – PAI Asks to "See the Check" for UNFPA
January 23, 2004
Population Action International responded with guarded enthusiasm to the enactment of the FY 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which allocates $432 million for international family planning programs, and earmarks support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
New Report Finds Demographic Clues to Risk of Civil Conflicts Findings Could Help Predict and Prevent Wars
December 17, 2003
High proportions of young adults, rapidly growing cities, scarcities of cropland and water, and HIV/AIDS prevalence may contribute significantly to the risk of deadly civil conflict, according to a new report from Population Action International (PAI). Among the implications of these findings is that sound population policies, centered around provision of reproductive health services for all who want them, can play an important role in advancing global security.
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