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Access Denied
In January 2001, the U.S. government imposed restrictions on nongovernmental organizations overseas receiving international family planning assistance. The restrictions, officially called the Mexico City Policy, are also known as the Global Gag Rule by those who oppose it. Under the … Continue reading
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Africa’s Population Challenge – Accelerating Progress in Reproductive Health
James E. Rosen and Shanti R. Conly This report is the fourth in a series, including studies on China, India and Pakistan, which examines family planning and other reproductive health services in the developing world. The report highlights the progress … Continue reading
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Are Nations Meeting Commitments to Fund Reproductive Health?
In 1994, at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, 179 nations endorsed an approach to improving reproductive health based on meeting individual needs and respecting human rights. They pledged to share the costs needed to … Continue reading
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Cambodia and HIV: Winning Round Two in a Preventive Fight
Nada Chaya A generation has passed since the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. During this time, 65 million people have been infected with HIV and more than 25 million people died of AIDS. Despite the devastation, many countries, using a … Continue reading
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Climate Change Adaptation
As global climate change unfolds, its effects are being felt disproportionately in the world’s poorest countries and among the groups of people least able to cope. Many of the countries hardest hit by the effects of climate change also face … Continue reading
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Climate Change, Migration and Population Growth
Drought, floods, severe weather and other effects of climate change have begun to threaten communities in many parts of the world. These impacts will worsen in the future, contributing to growing human migration as vulnerable people seek safer, more stable … Continue reading
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Closing the Gender Gap in Education: Is There Evidence of Short-term Declines in Adolescent Fertility?
Sarah Haddock and Richard P. Cincotta Britain’s recent pledge of US$15 billion to fund education in developing countries over the next ten years comes as good news for the estimated 493 million school-age children who are not enrolled in school, … Continue reading
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Community-Based Population and Environment Programs – Integrating Resource Conservation and Reproductive Health
What does ‘Community-Based Population and Environment’ mean? The term—CBPE for short—refers to the linkages between services that combine aspects of natural resources conservation or similar environmental work and the provision of reproductive health services, including family planning. Why link reproductive health … Continue reading
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention
In 2007, more than 6,800 people became infected with HIV every day, and new HIV infections outnumbered persons receiving treatment by nearly 3 to 1. Comprehensive HIV prevention—including both condoms and contraceptives—must become a top priority in the continued fight against … Continue reading
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Comprehensive HIV Prevention: Condoms and Contraceptives Count
The AIDS epidemic has now spanned nearly three decades. In 2007, 2.5 million people became newly infected with HIV, bringing the total number of people living with HIV or AIDS to 33 million. Recent evidence shows that national HIV prevalence … Continue reading