27Jun/12Off
GLOBAL: UN Putting Family Planning Back in Spotlight
The Associated Press reported on 27 June that the head of the United Nations Population Fund wants the world to pay more attention to family planning issues. In the interview, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin told The Associated Press that "'family planning seems to have fallen off the radar' in the past two decades — a victim of politics, funding shortages and focus on other priorities such as fighting AIDS...He hopes a July 11 summit in London organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the British government will increase attention to the need for better family planning in poor countries." The Washington Post, CBS, BusinessWeek, ABC News and others picked up the piece. Read in English: The Associated Press