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.
Bush Administration's Global Gag Rule Jeopardizing Health Care, Weakening HIV/AIDS Prevention and Endangering Lives – Study is the First Conducted on the Effects of the Policy in Africa and Eastern Europe
September 23, 2003
The Bush Administration's Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, endangers the lives and health of women, children and families in some of the world's poorest countries, a new report released today finds. Access Denied: U.S. Restrictions on International Family Planning takes an in-depth look into the policy's effects — and comes less than a month after the President extended the Global Gag Rule to State Department family planning funds.
Bush Expansion of Global Gag Rule Shameful, Says Population Action International
August 28, 2003
Today's decision by the Bush Administration to extend the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule, to State Department family planning programs has been strongly condemned by Population Action International (PAI).
House Votes "No" For UNFPA – PAI Dismayed by House Decision to Deny Funding
July 15, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) today expressed its dismay over a House vote to deny funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
House Members Urged to "Do The Right Thing" for the World's Poorest, Vote "Yes" for UNFPA
July 12, 2003
The U.S. House of Representatives will soon have the opportunity to do the right thing and restore vital U.S. support for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the humanitarian assistance organization widely credited with saving thousands of women's and children's lives every year. In a controversial move last year, the White House cancelled the $34 million U.S. contribution to UNFPA, depriving UNFPA of critically needed support for its global health programs. It is imperative that funding for UNFPA be restored.
World Population Day 2003: Spotlight on Adolescent Reproductive Health Care – PAI Challenges World Leaders to do More for Young People
July 10, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) is urging President Bush, visiting Africa this week, and other world leaders to mark World Population Day (July 11, 2003) by helping this generation of young people gain access to reproductive health care.
The Gag Must Go! PAI Applauds Senate Vote to Overturn Global Gag Rule
July 9, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) today warmly welcomed Senate acceptance of an amendment overturning the global gag rule.
Landmark HIV/AIDS Legislation Passes Senate
May 16, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) commends the Senate for passing landmark HIV/AIDS legislation early Friday morning, but expresses disappointment that the bill overemphasizes abstinence to the neglect of comprehensive approaches proven effective in HIV prevention.
Global AIDS Bill Passage Good News But Marred by Abstinence-Until-Marriage Clause
May 1, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) today welcomed passage of the global AIDS authorization bill by the House of Representatives, but expressed concern over the inclusion of abstinence-until-marriage language.
House Committee Passage of Global AIDS Bill Warmly Welcomed by Population Action International
April 2, 2003
Population Action International (PAI) today welcomes the outcome of the House International Relations Committee mark-up of the global HIV/AIDS authorization bill, (H.R. 1298, United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003) which passed by a vote of 37-8. The bill outlines program priorities and policies for the $15 billion in HIV/AIDS funding pledged by President Bush in his 2004 State of the Union address.
