New Year's Resolutions: Better Late Than Never
January 9, 2006
For most, the new year often conjures up thoughts of fresh starts and new beginnings. But recent actions by the Bush administration demonstrate just the opposite. The administration has begun 2006 with a continuation of past bad behavior by steamrolling the U.S. Senate and ignoring civil society input in discussions regarding major U.S. policy decisions.
Population Action International Condemns Sauerbrey's Recess Appointment to the U.S. State Department
January 5, 2006
Population Action International (PAI) today joins a growing list of nongovernmental organizations who are condemning the appointment of Ellen Sauerbrey to the position of Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration during the Senate's holiday break.
Hunger is Africa's Natural Disaster
January 2, 2006
The West African nation of Niger was propelled to the headlines several months ago over reports of starving and dying children amid denials by its government that the country was enduring a sustained food emergency (seasonal fluctuations in the availability of food are not unusual in the arid Sahel region, they argued). Niger is perhaps better known as the country falsely accused by the Bush Administration of selling uranium to Iraq – an issue that later became the object of the Valerie Plame scandal. But Niger is confronting a genuine scandal: one-quarter of its people are facing yearly food shortages. Meanwhile, its population is set to double in less than 20 years and contraceptive use among Niger's men and women remains at one of the lowest levels of any country in the world.
New HIV/AIDS Directive Highlights Need for Congressional Action
December 19, 2005
A new directive from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) enforcing abstinence-until-marriage and be-faithful (AB) program funding will impose significant new restrictions on the use of U.S. HIV/AIDS prevention funds. The directive earmarks two-thirds of all prevention funding for the sexual transmission of HIV to AB programs, thus allocating less than 10 percent of all prevention funds to comprehensive, sound prevention programs. PAI calls on Congress to reject these new restrictions, which seem to contradict congressional intent that funding for comprehensive HIV prevention activities not be dwarfed by risky and unproven AB programs.
Majority of HIV/AIDS Prevention Funding to be Diverted to Abstinence Programs with New Bush Administration Directive
December 15, 2005
A new directive from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) significantly restricts the use of HIV/AIDS prevention funding. Two-thirds of all prevention funding for the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS is now limited to abstinence-until-marriage programs. The new mandate differs from what Congress intended and will further erode support for comprehensive programs to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS.
Majority of HIV/AIDS Prevention Funding to be Diverted to Abstinence Programs with New Bush Administration Directive
December 15, 2005
A new directive from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) significantly restricts the use of HIV/AIDS prevention funding.
African Treaty Establishes Reproductive Rights as Human Rights
December 12, 2005
Just days before the world marked Human Rights Day 2005, a landmark treaty strengthening African women's reproductive rights was enacted. The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR) on the Rights of Women in Africa took effect on Nov. 25, 2005 – thirty days after Togo became the 15th African country to ratify the treaty, per the guidelines of the protocol. This groundbreaking document – which has 38 signatures and 15 ratifications from 53 member states – was originally adopted by the African Union in July 2003 to supplement the ACHPR. PAI commends Togo and the 14 other African countries for ratifying this important treaty, thereby elevating the status of African women.
Contraceptive Access Key to Eradicating Hunger
December 5, 2005
For many people in the world's wealthy countries, the holiday season is often a time for overindulgence in food. But for the estimated 850 million people worldwide who suffer from hunger, this time of year only serves as a stark reminder of their often-constant struggle for adequate nourishment.
World AIDS Day 2005: U.S. Restrictions Snare HIV/AIDS Efforts – Population Action International Calls on U.S. to Reexamine Funding Criteria
November 30, 2005
Population Action International (PAI) today is calling on the Bush administration to evaluate whether current U.S. restrictions on international HIV/AIDS assistance allow the most effective use of U.S. funds.
Population Action International Calls on U.S. to Reexamine Funding Criteria
November 30, 2005
Population Action International Calls on U.S. to Reexamine Funding Criteria
Population Action International (PAI) today is calling on the Bush administration to evaluate whether current U.S. restrictions on international HIV/AIDS assistance allow the most effective use of U.S. funds.
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