This is important, friend: The Support UNFPA Funding Act was just reintroduced in Congress. 

In a moment, we’ll explain why this bill is so important to our work. But first, we’re asking you to protect critical funding for women and girls around the world by signing our petition in favor of the Support UNFPA Funding Act.

Right now, the US President can roll back funding for UNFPA — the UN Sexual and Reproductive Health Agency — at any time. There are real world repercussions on our humanitarian work for women and girls if UNFPA funding is abruptly cut off. 

Women and girls living through wars in Sudan and Ukraine, extreme drought in the Horn of Africa, and crisis settings around the world are even less able to access care and have their needs met when funding is cut. 

That’s where the Support UNFPA Funding Act comes in. Introduced by Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, this legislation protects UNFPA funding from being canceled for five years. It also boldly states that:

• Improving the status of women around the world is a critical component of the United States' foreign policy and development strategies.
   
• Every person has a fundamental right to decide if, when, and with whom to have children and to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health.
   
• Access to voluntary contraception and reproductive health care is necessary to improve the status of women and ensure this basic human right.

Passing this legislation will mean UNFPA programs delivering essential sexual and reproductive health care can continue serving women and girls around the world without fear of scaling back. We can’t leave women and girls behind, which is why we are asking for you to speak up in favor of this legislation today. 

Please sign on to protect UNFPA funding and ensure we can continue delivering lifesaving care and services to the areas it's needed most around the world:

Government funding provides stable income that allows us to reach women and girls around the world and provide them with consistent care and support. Thank you for speaking out today and being there for every woman and girl, no matter what. 

— USA for UNFPA