A (Foot) Step in the Right Direction – UNFPA Report Recommends Increased Funding for Population, Environment
November 7, 2001
Population Action International (PAI) joins the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in marking the release today of the State of World Population 2001 Report, Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change. This report outlines the critical linkages between women's reproductive health, poverty, and environmental degradation.
Impact of Global Gag Rule Insufficiently Documented In the Past – Research Needed to Determine Current Health Consequences, says PAI
October 18, 2001
More research is needed on the impact of the Mexico City Policy (also known as the global gag rule) in countries where the U.S. supports reproductive health providers in developing countries, according to an article by Rich Cincotta, Senior Research Associate at Population Action International (PAI), and Barbara Crane, Executive Vice-President of Ipas. The article, entitled "The Mexico City Policy and U.S. Family Planning Assistance," appears in the October 19 issue of the international journal, Science, and discusses earlier research efforts to assess the impact of the policy when it was first in effect (1984-93).
PAI Marks World Population Day – Population, Environment & Development Are "Fundamentally Linked"
July 11, 2001
Population Action International (PAI) joins hundreds of organizations and governments around the world in observing World Population Day this July 11, a day set aside by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to build awareness of population issues.
Crisis of Shortages of Contraceptives and Condoms for HIV/AIDS Prevention is Real
May 7, 2001
A real international crisis exists due to the growing shortages of contraceptives, condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention, and other essential reproductive health supplies...
Study Ranks Women's Reproductive Health Worldwide – U.S. Ranks 15th Among 25 Low Risk Countries; Africa's Women Still Most at Risk
March 7, 2001
Women in the United States face greater risks to their sexual and reproductive health than women in Singapore and many European nations. However, those risks are far less than those faced by women in Africa, according to a new study ranking 133 countries released today by Population Action International (PAI).
