Population Action International (PAI) today expressed its dismay over a House vote to deny funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

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.

The House of Representatives will soon consider the State Department authorization bill and debate whether the United States will resume its contributions to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Last year, Congress appropriated $34 million for UNFPA, but these monies were later withheld by the White House, depriving UNFPA of critically needed support for its global health programs. It is imperative that funding for UNPFA be restored.

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.

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.

HIV/AIDS Bill Must Include Comprehensive Prevention Approach While the world has been focused on the war in Iraq, another battle has been waging quietly within the walls of Congress — the battle for the HIV/AIDS authorization bill. As the global AIDS bill is considered on the House floor, needless amendments offered by conservative members threaten to undermine the success of international HIV/AIDS prevention activities.

The Bush Administration's plans to attach more expensive red tape and needless restrictions to international HIV/AIDS assistance and other international reproductive health programs have been strongly condemned by Population Action International (PAI).

Did President Bush go far enough and fast enough in his State of the Union to tackle the tragedy of HIV/AIDS in the world's poorest countries? Or does his plan just raise more questions?

New Reports, Redesigned Web Site Illustrate Effects on Women in Developing Countries Four years since the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule by President George W. Bush on January 22, 2001, the policy continues to erode family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries, according to new case studies made available today on the Global Gag Rule Impact Project's Web site.