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Stable Population Important for Progress
Population growth can undermine economic and social progress and contribute to
environmental degradation.
By Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright

Women's Rights Are Human Rights
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?
By Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala,

U.S. Backs "Well-Being" for Women
The program and policies of the Clinton administration encompass a whole range of well-being for women and girls.
An interview with Assistant Secretary of State Julia Taft

COMMENTARY

Wirth: Key to Slowing Population Growth -- Education of Girls
The security of our world depends upon a "sustainable" balance between population and the capacity of Earth to sustain life.
An interview with Tim Wirth of the U.N. Foundation.

World Population: A Major Issue for the Millennium
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.
By Carl Haub

Meeting the Challenge of Cairo
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.
By Elizabeth Maguire, director of the USAID Office of Population

Unmet Need for Family Planning
A summary of U.S. Agency of International Development programs to provide voluntary family planning services to developing countries.
USAID Population Brief

A Congressional View: The Unborn Must Be Protected
Family planning is a cover for abortion law liberalization.
Comments of Republican Representative Christopher H. Smith

A Congressional View: Access To Family Planning Important
Access to family planning builds healthier families, empowers women, and increases their economic opportunities.
By Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi

REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS

Fact Sheet: U.S. International Population Policy
The Clinton administration's population policy is a critical element in its comprehensive strategy for sustainable development.
Released by the Department of State

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.

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