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Articles & Editorials :: News Releases (latest as of 08/04/04)

Birth Control; Help the U.N. Fund
September 14, 2004, Charleston Gazette

$2M donation from 34 million friends
August 17, 2004, TheCollegePress.com

U.N. Health Organization Needs More Financial Aid, Not Less
August 14, 2004, San Antonio Express-News

UNFPA is A Necessary Agency That All Americans Should Support
July 29, 2004, Fredricksburg Free Lance-Star

Medical Aid Denied U.S. Withholds Funds for Poor Women
July 17, 2004, ABC News

POPULATION-U.S.: Bush Extends Jihad Against UNFPA
July 16, 2004, Inter Press Service News Agency

Expendable Women
July 5, 2004, New York Times Editorial (free registration required from NYT for full text)

A Little Help From My Friends
July 5, 2004, In These Times

How to undo a travesty of politics
June 27, 2004, Denver Post

Friends don't let friends die in childbirth
June 23, 2004, Boulder Daily Camera

Recapturing women's health one dollar at a time
June 3, 2004, Kansas City Star

34 Million Friends
June 2004, Face to Face

A Chain-Letter Reaction
May 13, 2004, Chronicle of Philanthropy

Jane Roberts Interviewed for Chicago Public Radio's Worldview
May 12, 2004, Chicago Public Radio

A Family Planning Advocate and UN Supporter Answers Questions
May 10, 2004, Grist Magazine

Don't Mess with Texas Women, or Any Others for That Matter
April 21, 2004, Biloxi Sun Herald, Column by Molly Ivins

Terror of Childhood
March 20, 2003, New York Times, Op-Ed by Nicholas Kristof

Check out the March 2004 issue of JANE magazine. There is a great piece on obstetric fistula and 34 Million Friends of UNFPA on pg. 58.

Adding It Up, The Benefits in Investing in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
Report released February 2004 by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). This report makes the case for increased funding for sexual and reproductive health services—particularily in resource-poor countries—by illustrating the unusually broad societal and individual impact of such investments.

Seven Who Stretch Their Reach Across Cultures
December 23, 2003, Women's eNews, by Carline Bennett

50 Women Who Made a Difference
Winter 2003/2004 Issue, Ms. Magazine

34 Million Campaign Keeps Seeking New Friends
November 17, 2003—Women's eNews, by: Barbara Crossette

Editorial: Q&A: Jane Roberts/'Reach out to the world with one dollar to show that we care'
November 2, 2003—Star Tribune, Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota

O Magazine Features 34 Million Friends
In a story focused on the power of women banding together - O highlights 34 Million Friends of UNFPA.

 

Raising $34 Million to Save Lives, $1 at a Time
October 2, 2003—Op-Ed from the Tennessean

U.S. Religious Leaders Visiting China Say They See No U.N. Link to Forced Abortions
September 12, 2003—Associated Press via NewsEdge Corporation: BEIJING

U.S. Religious Leaders Probe Claims of Coerced Abortions in China
September 10, 2003—Kyodo News International (Japan) via NewsEdge Corporation : BEIJING

34 Million Friends Featured on CNN's Diplomatic License
August 8, 2003

Friendly Dollars
December 22, 2002—Ellen Goodman Column from the Boston Globe

Another Slap against Women; Getting around Bush's cheap move
October 22, 2002—Molly Ivins Column published in various newspapers

News Releases

August 4, 2004

34 Million Friends of UNFPA Raises $2 Million as Contributions Surge, New Music Video Launched

October 20, 2003

Maternal Deaths Disproportionately High in Developing Countries, African women are 175 times more likely to die in childbirth than women in developed regions of the world

May 1, 2003

34 Million Friends of UNFPA Campaign Hits $1 Million Milestone

Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid

October 14, 2002

The Power of One Idea and One Dollar

August 22, 2002

American Citizens Launch 34 Million Friends Campaign to Support UNFPA

July 22, 2002

UNFPA Expresses Regret at US Decision Not to Grant it Funding


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