Founded in 1969, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the largest internationally funded source of population assistance to developing countries and has provided more than $6 billion in aid to more than 140 countries for voluntary family planning and maternal and child health care.
UNFPA's priorities include working to increase access to reproductive-health services, improve approaches to adolescent reproductive health, promote safe pregnancy and delivery, reduce maternal mortality, provide emergency assistance in refugee situations, and prevent and treat HIV/AIDS. UNFPA also supports research and data collection to improve population activities and activities to improve the status of women worldwide.
President Bush has also cancelled each year’s funding since 2002.
