Did President Bush go far enough and fast enough in his State of the Union to tackle the tragedy of HIV/AIDS in the world's poorest countries? Or does his plan just raise more questions?

Could the controversial policy be a blueprint for things to come?

International Community Urged to Give More to HIV/AIDS Fight On the most amorous day of the year, the world's richest nations are being encouraged to say, "We love you" to the planet's near three billion young people. Not with cards and candies, but by guaranteeing the world's youth access to reproductive health services including condoms and condom education as an essential method of protection from HIV.

Bangkok, Thailand — Representatives of Population Action International and other NGOs observing the Fifth Asian and Pacific Regional Conference today praised the perseverance, commitment and unified voice of countries in the Asia Pacific Region as they reaffirmed the principles, goals and actions of the ICPD Programme of Action.

Representatives of Population Action International attending a regional conference on population and poverty in Bangkok, Thailand, said they were "stunned and amazed" by U.S. delegation efforts to delete references to maternal deaths and to condoms for HIV/AIDS prevention from a draft Plan of Action for the Asia Pacific Region.

United States Sole Holdout Against Consensus at Bangkok Conference Statement by Valerie DeFillipo, senior director, Global Partners and International Initiatives, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Terri Bartlett, vice president for Public Policy, Population Action International As the third day of the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference ended, representatives of two leading U.S. organizations observing the process issued the following statement:

Statement by Valerie DeFillipo, senior director, Global Partners and International Initiatives, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and Terri Bartlett, vice president for Public Policy, Population Action International In the following joint statement released today, representatives of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Population Action International (PAI) attending the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, report the United States is attempting to block reaffirmation of a landmark agreement on population and development. The conference is expected to adopt a comprehensive plan aimed at further advancing the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994.

Is Bush Administration "Turning Back the Clock" on Women's Health and Rights? Leaders on women's health, population, demand clarification on U.S. actions at UN meeting The heads of leading organizations in the reproductive health and population fields today asserted that the Bush Administration would be "turning back the clock" on women's health and rights if recently reported U.S. actions and statements at a regional meeting on population held in Bangkok last week (29-31 October) now represent official U.S. policy.

Population Action International is pleased to partner with the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Braintrust on the Global HIV/AIDS Update 2002. This year's theme, "Together We Can, Together We Will," explores strategies for mounting and sustaining a global effort to combat this deadly pandemic. Population Action International is pleased to partner with the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Braintrust on the Global HIV/AIDS Update 2002. This year's theme, "Together We Can, Together We Will," explores strategies for mounting and sustaining a global effort to combat this deadly pandemic. In recognition of this partnership, PAI President Amy Coen today issued the following statement: "With each passing day, 14,000 people are infected with HIV, and 8,000 die of AIDS. These kinds of numbers are deplorable — especially when we have the information and the tools to prevent HIV. A concerted effort to promote the ABCs of prevention can dramatically transform these harrowing statistics. For those who choose not to have sex, abstinence is the best way to prevent HIV. But for those who are sexually active, we have an obligation as well as an ethical and moral responsibility to educate about and promote the use of condoms by those at risk of infection. Abstinence, being faithful and condom use must be at the heart of any efforts to prevent the spread of HIV — just as care and treatment should be there for those already living with the disease. Together, developed and developing countries, governments, NGOs and the private sector, men and women -- armed with the tools of prevention -- can indeed win the fight against HIV/AIDS."

Population Action International released the following statement by its President, Amy Coen, as the World Summit on Sustainable Development came to an end in Johannesburg, South Africa: “Every year the linkages between population growth, poverty, climate change, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss become more apparent. The value of the recent WSSD negotiations will be measured by how far they take us toward environmental sustainability and the end of poverty."