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CIAO DATE: 03/02
Volume 3, Number 2, September 1998
Focus
Stable Population Important for Progress, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright
Population growth can undermine economic and social progress and contribute to environmental degradation.
Women's Rights Are Human Rights, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
How do we move women's health beyond a narrow focus to include enpowerment of women to take control of all spheres of their lives?
U.S. Backs "Well-Being" for Women, an interview with Assistant Secretary of State Julia Taft
The program and policies of the Clinton administration encompass a whole range of well-being for women and girls.
Commentary
Wirth: Key to Slowing Population Growth — Education of Girls, an interview with Tim Wirth of the U.N. Foundation.
The security of our world depends upon a "sustainable" balance between population and the capacity of Earth to sustain life.
World Population: A Major Issue for the Millennium, Carl Haub
The balance of world population will shift heavily toward developing countries, producing a socially and economically different world. Perhaps less than 5 percent of world population will live in Europe and North America.
Meeting the Challenge of Cairo, Elizabeth Maguire, director of the USAID Office of Population
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has played a critical role in helping countries implement the core objectives of Cairo in such areas as family planning, maternal health, and the prevention of HIV/AIDS.
Unmet Need for Family Planning, USAID Population Brief
A summary of U.S. Agency of International Development programs to provide voluntary family planning services to developing countries.
A Congressional View: The Unborn Must Be Protected, Comments of Republican Representative Christopher H. Smith
Family planning is a cover for abortion law liberalization.
A Congressional View: Access To Family Planning Important, Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi
Access to family planning builds healthier families, empowers women, and increases their economic opportunities.
Reports and Documents
Fact Sheet: U.S. International Population Policy, Released by the Department of State
The Clinton administration's population policy is a critical element in its comprehensive strategy for sustainable development.
Making a World of Difference One Family at a Time
Answers to commonly asked questions about the international family planning programs of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Principles of the Cairo Program of Action
The principles of the Program of Action adopted by the U.N. International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), September, 1994, in Cairo.
Departments
Bibliography
Books, documents, and articles on population issues.
Internet Sites
A list of Internet sites on population issues.