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Articles
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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 servicesparticularily
in resource-poor countriesby 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, 2003Women'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, 2003Star 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, 2003Op-Ed from the Tennessean
U.S.
Religious Leaders Visiting China Say They See No U.N. Link to Forced
Abortions
September 12,
2003Associated Press via NewsEdge Corporation: BEIJING
U.S.
Religious Leaders Probe Claims of Coerced Abortions in China
September 10,
2003Kyodo News International (Japan) via NewsEdge Corporation
: BEIJING
34
Million Friends Featured on CNN's Diplomatic License
August 8, 2003
Friendly
Dollars
December 22, 2002Ellen Goodman Column from the Boston Globe
Another
Slap against Women; Getting around Bush's cheap move
October 22, 2002Molly 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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