UNFPA
By Choice, Not By Chance: Increasing Access to Family Planning
Bringing modern family planning services to women and men who want them is one of the great global challenges of our era.
The UN’s Stake in the Election: 4 BIg Issues To Watch
4 big issues at the United Nations that could change after the election.
Global Reproductive Health in the Presidential Campaign Crosshairs
One of the sharpest differences you will find between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is their approach to global reproductive health care in general and the United Nations Population Fund, known as UNFPA, in particular.
Take that, Pregnant Lady! Indecency on Display in Congress
In a markup hearing at the House Foreign Affairs Committee yesterday, the committee voted to eliminate American funding for the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The vote proceeded along a straight party line vot.
House Votes to Eliminate Funding for UNFPA
Cutting funding for UNFPA will end up costing more in the long run. In the short term, cutting funding to UNFPA will result in more women dying child birth; more unplanned pregnancies; and prevent a key mechanism for female empowerment worldwide.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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