President Proposes 10.3 Percent Increase in International Family Planning Assistance

President Obama's budget for 2011 calls for a $67million increase in international family planning assistance, a 10.3 percent increase over the 2010 appropriation, but the requested funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) fell to $50 million, $5 million less than last year. While the proposed increase in funding for family planning was roughly in line with the proposed increase in the Administration's International Affairs budget, which includes spending for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, the $715.7 million request fell well short of the $1 billion level supported by the Population Institute and other international family planning advocates. 

http://www.populationinstitute.org/newsroom/press/view/29/