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• 1 2017-10-23T18:49:10-07:00 #78, foreign policy should be rooted in evidence and results, not ideology and the politics of punishment 6 April 4, 2017 plain 2019-07-30T09:15:52-07:00 In a press release on April 3, 2017, the International Women’s Health Coalition denounced the US government’s cuts to the UN Population Fund. “The Trump Administration’s decision to cut US funding of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), announced today, is a major blow to the world’s most important agency for reproductive health.
  "Foreign policy should be rooted in evidence and results, not ideology and the politics of punishment," said Shannon Kowalski, Director of Advocacy and Policy at the International Women’s Health Coalition. ‘"Denying badly needed funding to the UN Population Fund means the US is threatening programs in more than 155 countries where the agency overcomes barriers for the world’s most vulnerable women to access critical reproductive health care."
  
  UNFPA is the largest international provider of contraception, family planning, and other reproductive health services. In 2016, US support for UNFPA prevented an estimated 320,000 pregnancies and averted 100,000 unsafe abortions, while ensuring 800,000 people had access to contraception. The agency partners with governments, UN agencies, the private sector, and a wide spectrum of community, faith-based, and international nongovernmental organizations to deliver quality care, services, information, and training. UNFPA’s work is particularly vital in areas affected by conflict and humanitarian crises, where access to reproductive health care is severely limited and few international organizations are able to provide services. The agency also gathers data to inform local and global decision-making on these issues.”
  
  See More:
  • The Center for Reproductive Rights
  • Reproductive Freedom, ACLU
  • United Nations Population Fund

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  Stay Aware Not Afraid
• 1 2019-07-25T16:11:24-07:00 Stay Aware Not Afraid 1 Poets of Course gallery 2019-07-25T16:11:24-07:00 Don't worry be alert
  get ready to stand your ground
  be strong
  think positive
  there’s hope
  don't think for the worst
  it may increase the crisis
  the sorcery or challenge
  will overpower you
  don't be afraid
  use your military intelligence
  think of a master plan
  you’re a commanding Sergeant
  do not let the challenge
  overpower you
  you are in control
  you are the commissioners of anti-terrorism
  your job is to destroy Terror
  you must win the battle
  be a camouflage to trick the enemy
  to complete your mission
  before it's too late
  your tasks must be accomplished
  stay aware not afraid
  -Wayne A.B.

  This poem is a response to hardtruth #78:

  #78, foreign policy should be rooted in evidence and results, not ideology and the politics of punishment