Join us for an evening of discussion with special guests
JANE ROBERTS
34 Million Friends of UNFPA
LOIS ABRAHAM
34 Million Friends of UNFPA
6:00 pm Reception
6:30 pm Program
7:15 pm Q&A
Church Center for the United Nations
777 United Nations Plaza
First Avenue and 44th Street, 2nd floor
(Please use 44th Street entrance)
Jane Roberts and Lois Abraham who established 34 Million Friends of UNFPA in 2002 when the Bush Administration announced they would withhold the $34 million that Congress allocated to UNFPA. Today the total amount of blocked funds stands at over $125 million.
Their project—asking 34 million Americans to donate $1 to UNFPA. UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) helps the most vulnerable women in the world plan their families, give birth safely, and protect themselves from HIV/AIDS. It promotes the rights of women by encouraging equal access to food, education, and healthcare. UNFPA works worldwide to eliminate gender-based violence including female genital mutilation and rape used as weapons
of war.
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