Press Releases | International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region

GEAR Campaign, Calling for a Stronger United Nations Entity for Women, Will Launch
New York, NY, February 26, 2008 – Today, at 5:00pm 16 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will launch the Campaign for Stronger Gender Equality Architecture Reform, GEAR, in the Hardin Room on the 11th Floor of the Church Center at the United Nations.

Witnesses tell U.S. Congressional Committee that President Bush's Global Gag Rule fails women - lack of contraceptives leads to unsafe abortion
At a landmark hearing today in Washington, a former IPPF Executive Director from Ghana testified that denying women and men family planning services in developing countries increases the risk of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and AIDS, and unsafe abortions.

MEDIA ADVISORY : Damaging Effects of the Global Gag Rule Will Be the Focus of U.S. Congressional Hearing
The U.S. Congress is holding its first hearing dedicated to the Global Gag Rule since non-governmental organizations (NGOs) began systematically documenting its impact on family planning and reproductive health care programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

IPPF/WHR Launches its 2006 Annual Report
New York, NY-The International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) launches its 2006 Annual Report on August 28th, 2007. Available at www.ippfwhr.org, the report details IPPF/WHR’s critically important work reaching the poorest and most marginalized communities in the Western Hemisphere.

Mushy Widmaier to perform during PROFAMIL's fundraising event
MIAMI, FL (August 15, 2007) – Renowned Haitian Jazz musician, Mushy Widmaier will perform during a fundraising event hosted by the Association pour la Promotion de la Famille Haitienne (PROFAMIL), during the organization’s “Night of Caribbean Appreciation” on Friday, August 24 at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive. One of Haiti's leading nongovernmental organization’s (NGO), PROFAMIL, specializes in sexual and reproductive healthcare and is a Member Association of International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR).

IPPF Statement on U.S House of Representatives: Exempting Contraceptive supplies from Global Gag Rule
London, May 22, 2007- Under legislation passed by the US Congress late yesterday, life saving contraceptives donated by USAID will once more be able to be shipped to developing countries with an unmet need for family planning.

United Nations General Assembly Adopts " Universal Access" Target for Reproductive Health
London, 04 October 2006 -- The adoption of a new target, “to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015”, under Millennium Development Goal 5, to reduce by three quarters the maternal mortality ratio, by the United Nations General Assembly is being hailed as the culmination of a tireless campaign by the global reproductive health community.

IPPF/WHR Applauds Colombia Court Decision Striking Down Complete Abortion Ban
New York, NY, May 11, 2006—Long awaited decision permits abortion in case of rape, incest, or if the life of the mother is in danger.

IPPF/WHR Denounces Result of Loazia Case Venezuelan Courts Fail to Deliver Justice Again
New York, NY, April 14, 2006—Five years after being kidnapped, raped, and tortured over a period of four months, justice has once again been denied to Linda Loaiza of Venezuela. The Seventh Tribunal of Justice in Caracas decided last week that Luis Carrera Almoina, Ms. Loaiza’s assailant, was only guilty of severe assault and deprivation of liberty, despite being accused of attempted homicide, rape and torture.