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The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was established as a five-year plan by President George W. Bush in 2003 to address an epidemic ravaging Africa and other parts of the world. It celebrated its 20th anniversary in January 2023. Initially envisioned as an “emergency” program, PEPFAR confirms the old adage that there is nothing more permanent than a temporary government program. The program is currently up for five-year renewal in the U.S. Congress and another $30 bill...

To see the difference between a so-called “feminist foreign policy” and a foreign policy that is truly “pro-women,” just look at the U.N.’s annual Commission on the Status of Women(CSW), which continues this week.

Twenty-five years ago this week, then-first lady Hillary Clinton famously declared, “Human rights are women’s rights … and women’s rights are human rights.” The United Nations General Assembly is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the event where Clinton said that—the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing.

In recent testimony the head of Catholic Relief Services requested that Congress increase international humanitarian aid in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget to almost 73 billion, as many people in the world’s poorest countries face dire circumstances.

International family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) are critical to achieving gender equity, but U.S. investment in them is not nearly sufficient to meet the moment.The Biden-Harris

More than 100 House Democrats signed onto legislation this week to lift the prohibition on using foreign aid for abortions overseas, which would reverse 50 years of U.S. policy.

More than 100 House Democrats signed onto legislation this week to lift the prohibition on using foreign aid for abortions overseas, which would reverse 50 years of U.S. policy.

TWENTIETH-CENTURY PRE-ROE America was a scary world for women. Pregnancy and childbirth were destiny.

In today’s episode of New Security Broadcast, Sarah Barnes, Project Director for the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative met with

“Most important of all is that everywhere, the fight is on — women along with queer and trans people will not quietly accept oppressors' and cynical politicians' denial of their humanity, dignity, agency and rights. The movements are decisive.”