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.

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.

New Reports, Redesigned Web Site Illustrate Effects on Women in Developing Countries Four years since the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule by President George W. Bush on January 22, 2001, the policy continues to erode family planning and reproductive health services in developing countries, according to new case studies made available today on the Global Gag Rule Impact Project's Web site.

A Statement from Amy Coen, President/CEO, Population Action International (PAI) on the United Nations Secretary General's Report to the General Assembly "We applaud the U.N. Secretary General's recognition of the fact that the Millennium Development Goals are only part of an even larger development agenda. His call for wealthy nations to make an investment in development by way of improving access to reproductive health services and the supplies needed to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic is critical.