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We're Back! US Reclaims Leadership Role in International Reproductive Health

By Sharon Camp, Guttmacher Institute

April 14, 2009 - 7:00am

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At the recent Commission on Population and Development, for the first time in eight years, the US was front and center advocating an increased global commitment to reproductive health and rights.

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Should Religion Be Protected from Criticism?

Reader diary posted by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA

April 13, 2009 - 10:11am

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Religion can be a positive force pointing us toward concern for out fellow human beings and respect for all people and the planet. It can also be a scourge upon the land. Examples of both types abound.

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The Yanks Are Coming -- Back

By Gloria Feldt and Linda Hirshman

April 10, 2009 - 7:00am

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At the moment the Obama administration's decision to seek a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council grabbed headlines, the U.S. quietly took the reins on the most important human rights issue for humanity's future: sexual and reproductive rights.

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Latin American Leaders Urge Obama to Implement Cairo Actions

By Gladys Melo-Pinzon, Catholics for Choice

April 10, 2009 - 7:00am

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Last week, 1,600 women from all over Latin America came together to ask President Obama to ensure the implementation of the Cairo Program of Action.

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Latinas Demand Governments Do More to Keep Promises

By Susanna Smith, International Women's Health Coalition

April 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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Brave women and men at the Commission on Population and Development reminded governments that 15 years ago 179 nations committed to making the health and rights of women and young people central to global family planning policies.

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The CPD Roller Coaster

By Ariana Childs Graham, SIECUS

April 6, 2009 - 9:19am

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While the final Commission on Population and Development Resolution presented some problematic language regarding adolescents, it spoke out strongly for women's reproductive freedom.

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Governments Support, Denounce Family Planning at Commission on Population and Development

By Maria de Bruyn, Ipas

April 6, 2009 - 7:00am

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At the Commission on Population and Development, Norway and South Africa take strong stands on the importance of safe abortion in addressing maternal mortality rates.

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US at the UN: Strong Support for Family Planning

By Ariana Childs Graham, SIECUS

April 2, 2009 - 7:00am

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Margaret Pollock, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State and head of the U.S. delegation, delivered the much anticipated U.S. statement to the Commission on March 31.

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Getting Back On the UN's Good Side

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

April 1, 2009 - 3:50pm

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Yesterday, the United Nations Commission on Population and Development convened for the 42nd time at UN headquarters here in New York. The Head of the US delegation, Margaret J. Pollack, announced the US’s continuing support of the ICPD’s goals, “most particularly universal access to sexual and reproductive health, and the protection and promotion of reproductive rights.”


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