UNFPA
UNFPA to Receive $50 Million from the United States This Year
April 09, 2009In rescinding the Global Gag Rule shortly after his inauguration, President Obama expressed his intention to work with Congress to restore U.S. financial support to UNFPA noting that "by resuming funding to UNFPA, the U.S. will be joining 180 other donor nations working collaboratively to reduce poverty, improve the health of women and children, prevent HIV/AIDS and provide family planning assistance to women in 154 countries." Read more.
Why the United States Should Restore Funding for UNFPA
April 17, 2008The United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA) provides international leadership on population issues
and is a key source of financial assistance for family planning and reproductive
health programs in poor countries. Restoring U.S. funding for UNFPA programs is
crucial to improving the health and lives of women and their families and to
addressing demographic trends and promoting sustainable
development. [Read more.]
PAI Dismayed by House Appropriations Committee Vote against the Lowey Amendment to Restore U.S. Funding to UNFPA
July 9, 2004Population Action International (PAI) today expressed its dismay over a House Appropriations Committee vote of 26-32 against the Lowey amendment to provide $25 million in U.S. funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for work in six countries with extreme family planning needs and significant national security implications. [Read more.]
Foreign Aid Spending Signed Into Law – PAI Asks to "See the Check" for UNFPA
January 23, 2004Population 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. [Read more.]
House Votes "No" For UNFPA – PAI Dismayed by House Decision to Deny Funding
July 15, 2003Population Action International (PAI) today expressed its dismay over a House vote to deny funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). [Read more.]
House Members Urged to "Do the Right Thing" for the World's Poorest, Vote "Yes" for UNFPA
July 12, 2003The 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. [Read more.]
PAI Appalled by White House Decision to Deny UNFPA Funds – Politics Triumph over Fact in Dispute over China Programs
July 22, 2002
Senate Hearing on UNFPA: "First-Step" Toward Resolving Funding Impasse – PAI Urges Bush to Release $34 Million to UNFPA Now
February 28, 2002Population Action International (PAI) described yesterday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing as a "first-step" toward a resolution of the on-going dispute between Congress and the White House over funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). [Read more.]
News Update: Budget Stalemates, UNFPA Funding & Upcoming AIDS Conference
May 1, 2004This 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. [Read more.]
