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The economic empowerment of women around the world is one of USAID’s priorities. There is much to support in the Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act of 2018, H.R. 5480 and S. 3247(WEEE Act) to expand women’s access to financial resources and markets. But there is also cause for concern.

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An unprecedented series of votes on amendments to exclude or qualify the term “sexual and reproductive health” in the General Assembly’s third committee just before Thanksgiving revealed a roadmap to…

Kenya Bans Marie Stopes from Performing Abortions.

For years, international abortion giant Marie Stopes International has been accused of performing illegal abortions in Africa.

Friday Fax

Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

November 23, 2018

Countries Debate Soft Law in Death Penalty.

A dramatic debate on national sovereignty erupted in the General Assembly on Tuesday over a proposed resolution on the global abolition of the death penalty.

Friday Fax

Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

November 15, 2018

Why is the U.S. Working with NGOs and Countries that Denigrate President Trump?

President Trump made a strong promise to respect sovereignty and the culture and traditions of other countries at the General Assembly on Tuesday. But the State Department needs to do…

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Stefano Gennarini, J.D.

September 28, 2018

Putting Tanzania’s family planning announcement into perspective

As my colleague, Lisa Correnti, wrote in this week’s Friday Fax article, the president of Tanzania has placed restrictions on foreign funding for contraceptive advertising in his country. Before delving…

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Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.

September 27, 2018

The Problem of Sex

IYC

November 30, 2018

Why Relationships are Important

IYC

November 20, 2018

UN MINUTE

UN Women Comes a Calling

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