What is the UNFPA?

International | "Simple demands" | David Aikman

Just after the U.S. women's soccer team beat China, UNFPA director Nafis Sadik applauded the burst of attention for female sports. "If it had been like that when I was younger, I might have gone into professional sports myself, rather than UNFPA," she told the Congressional Women's Caucus. Then she added, "Of course if it had been like that, we would not have needed UNFPA. We would not need to make the simple demands we are making now."

The "simple demands" of Ms. Sadik's 30-year-old organization are "universal access to reproductive health," "commitment to reproductive rights, gender equality, and male responsibility," and "promoting the well-being of children, especially girl children."

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