Population News

• U.S. Government Rejoins Worldwide Consensus on Reproductive Health Jan. 08, 2010 - In a speech today at the State Department, Secretary Clinton declared the U.S. government’s renewed support and dedication to reaching the health and development goals laid out in the International Conference on Population Development and other related UN agreements, including the Millennium Development Goals. The Secretary said that “women’s health is essential to the prosperity and health of all people,” and that the U.S. has rejoined with all governments to “make the access to reproductive healthcare a basic right”. Read More »
• Secretary of State Clinton to Deliver Major Speech Renewing U.S. Support For Universal Access to Reproductive Health Worldwide Dec. 29, 2009 - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a major speech Friday, January 8, 2010 to mark the 15th year of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Secretary Clinton will announce the U.S. Government's renewed support for and dedication to reaching the ICPD goals and other related UN agreements, including the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015. Read More »
• Congress Approves 19 Percent Hike in International Family Planning Assistance Dec. 16, 2009 - Congress has completed action on an omnibus appropriations bill that will boost funding for international family planning assistance in 2010 to $648.5 million, an increase of more than $103 million or 19 percent above the FY 2009 enacted level, and $55 million more than the President's budget request. The 2010 funding level is 40 percent higher than the amount provided just two years ago in the 2008 budget. The increase has been approved by both the House and the Senate, and the President is expected to sign the omnibus appropriations bill later this month. Read More »