It only takes the stroke of a pen to halt U.S. governmental funding for UNFPA.
Today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States.
Once he takes the oath of office, he has the power to eliminate ALL U.S. funding for UNFPA for a second time.
It only takes the stroke of a pen to halt U.S. governmental funding for UNFPA, and with it, the lifesaving care we provide for women and girls across the world. President Trump defunded UNFPA in 2017 and while we hope he sees the value in our work in more than 150 countries, we are anticipating his administration doing so again.
Defunding UNFPA will affect the lives and safety of millions of women and girls around the world.
Young mothers in Yemen will go without critical support like maternal health care and emergency relief.
13 health centers for mothers and their children in Afghanistan — the only accessible care for women in this area — will no longer be operational.
Over half a million vulnerable individuals in Nigeria will lose critical care, especially in the country’s more remote and conflict-afflicted areas.
Any lapse in our funding will reduce access to lifesaving care in these places and so many more across the world. It will lead to a drastic increase in preventable deaths among women and girls.