UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews
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January 2010 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
declared the strong support of the U.S. government for the health and
development goals set out by the U.N. Millennium Development Goals to achieve
access to reproductive health along the lines set out by the International
Conference on Population and Development and key NGOs issue statement of
approval, including: Advocates
for Youth, Americans for UNFPA, Association of Reproductive Health
Professionals, Catholics for Choice, Center for Environment and Population,
Center for Health and Gender Equity, Center for Reproductive Rights, The
Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), EngenderHealth,
Family Care International, Global Health & Development at the Aspen
Institute, Global Health Council, International Center for Research on Women,
International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region,
International Women's Health Coalition, Ipas, JSI Research & Training
Institute, Marie Stopes International, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National
Council of Women's Organizations, Pathfinder International, Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, Population Action International, Population Connection,
Population Council, Population Institute, Religious Coalition for Reproductive
Choice, The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
– SIECUS, Sierra Club, United Nations Foundation and Women Thrive Worldwide.
Secretary
Clinton declared that the U.S. aims to make access to reproductive healthcare
"a basic right" and that "women's health is essential to the prosperity and
health of all people," thus bringing the nation into alignment with other
countries in the International Community and the 1994 United Nations
International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that was held in
Cairo and supported by some 179 other nations.
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Ensure
that the new Global Health Initiative retain a strong focus on
interventions to prevent unintended pregnancy, promote women's health and
save women's lives.
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Ensure
that greater access to contraception and reproductive health care remains
a high priority within any restructuring of the U.S. government's foreign
assistance program so that women, men and youth can access a comprehensive
range of reproductive health services no matter where they are accessing
care.
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Work
with the U. S. Congress to fund international family planning programs at
$1 billion, to reverse a decade of inadequate funding, and eliminate
punitive legislative restrictions that continue to tie-up the U.S.
contribution to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
"I hope that Secretary Clinton's speech
is a signal to everyone that the U.S. government is done with political
theater and instead will focus on the important work of saving lives."
said Tamara Kreinin of the UN Foundation.
"Poll
after poll has shown that a majority of Americans across the ideological
divide support family planning programs and proven investments in women's
health," she said.
Links to the supporting
organizations are as follows:
Advocates for Youth (www.advocatesforyouth.org)
Americans for UNFPA (www.americansforunfpa.org)
Association of Reproductive
Health Professionals (www.arhp.org)
Catholics for Choice (www.catholicsforchoice.org)
Center for Environment and
Population (www.cepnet.org)
Center for Health and Gender
Equity (www.genderhealth.org)
Center for Reproductive Rights (www.reproductiverights.org)
The Centre for Development and
Population Activities (CEDPA) (www.cedpa.org)
EngenderHealth (www.engenderhealth.org)
Family Care International (www.familycareintl.org)
Global Health & Development
at the Aspen Institute (www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/global-health-development)
Global Health Council (www.globalhealth.org)
International Center for
Research on Women (www.icrw.org)
International Planned Parenthood
Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (www.ippfwhr.org)
International Women's Health
Coalition (www.iwhc.org)
Ipas (www.ipas.org)
JSI Research & Training
Institute (www.jsi.com)
Marie Stopes International (www.mariestopes.org)
NARAL Pro-Choice America (www.ProChoiceAmerica.org)
National Council of Women's
Organizations (www.womensorganizations.org)
Pathfinder International (www.pathfind.org)
Planned Parenthood Federation of
America (www.plannedparenthood.org)
Population Action International
(www.populationaction.org)
Population Connection (www.populationconnection.org)
Population Council (www.popcouncil.org)
Population Institute (www.populationinstitute.org)
Religious Coalition for
Reproductive Choice (www.rcrc.org)
The Sexuality Information and
Education Council of the United States - SIECUS (www.siecus.org)
Sierra Club (www.sierraclub.org)
United Nations Foundation (www.unfoundation.org)
Women Thrive Worldwide (www.womenthrive.org)
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