Contraceptives that could prevent 100,000 unsafe abortions are sitting in a Belgian warehouse, at risk of being burned under Donald Trump’s order. Please consider sending an email to the Flemish ministers who have the power to stop it. by WeMove Europe In a quiet warehouse in Flanders, Belgium, nearly $10 million in life-saving contraceptives sit sealed […] The post Don’t burn care: save contraceptives, save lives appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
“A road to resilience.” The picture depicts a field visit to deliver cardamom saplings, where the vehicle got stranded in mud and monsoon. Years later, little has changed. In many parts of Nepal, half the year remains a struggle for access, as unpaved roads vanish under landslides and floods, leaving villages isolated and development out […]| American University: Journal of International Service
USAID have been an important actor in ensuring health care and contraceptives around the globe. Trump's decisions put many women at risk.| The Overpopulation Project
The President’s skinny budget request released Friday contains deeply alarming cuts to nutrition and food security programs both at home and abroad. These cuts threaten moms and babies around the world and endanger American lives and global interests. Overseas, the PBR cuts down or eliminates programs that provide critical food and nutrition services to moms … The post 1,000 Days Statement on the President’s FY26 skinny budget request appeared first on 1,000 Days.| 1,000 Days
Some see a recent upsurge of fascism, or a unique malevolence in the current President. The reality is less dramatic: the continued erosion of American institutions, a long-term trend furthered by bankrupt ideologies. by Philip Cafaro A few months ago in this space, I wrote that Donald Trump’s obvious character flaws disqualified him as a […] The post What’s up with America? appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
In a world with changing demographic trends, does the retreat by the U.S. government from international population and family planning programs matter? Our answer is a resounding yes. by Win Brown and Karen Hardee We are demographers who earned our graduate degrees in the 1980s, when academic programs in population and family planning were booming. […] The post Canceling the Demographic and Health Surveys and Ending USAID’s role in Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs: Why it ...| The Overpopulation Project
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.| www.nytimes.com
Foreign aid freeze puts millions at risk of starvation and HIV.| Erasing 76 Crimes
To people living with and affected by HIV around the world, and our civil society and community-led partners and allies, We recognize the difficulties many of you may be facing ...| NGO Delegation to the UNAIDS PCB
A Canadian international aid group bankrolled by nearly $180 million from Global Affairs Canada since 2015 counts four Liberal party donors in its leadership—including a CEO who once ran for a Liberal nomination under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Tune into The Daily Brief.| True North
The Swedish government is refocusing international aid to promoting trade, but a new survey shows citizens think it will be ineffective| The Overpopulation Project
Recent years have seen a concerted effort to rewrite post-war family planning efforts as one big racist, sexist, imperialist conspiracy. It is now important, as the last people who worked on these campaigns pass from the scene, to reflect honestly yet fairly on their work. Here Céline Delacroix, a senior fellow with the Population Institute, […] The post Joseph Speidel on Carl Wahren and the early days of family planning appeared first on The Overpopulation Project.| The Overpopulation Project
The 2024 State of World Population report from the UN conceals family planning success, to the detriment of those women they claim to support.| The Overpopulation Project
The war has imposed gut-wrenching choices on the Sudanese people. Since the fighting broke out, millions have fled the capital city to different states within Sudan. Over 1.5 million have escaped the country altogether. Their patterns of movement reflect socio-economic disparities in Sudan, as those hailing from less wealthy segments of society remained in Greater Khartoum.| MERIP
Black lives matter. We should focus on that rather than on economic growth.| The Overpopulation Project
A humble argument for the cash gift “Wait, Dale got Hulk Hands?” — Brennan Huff, Step Brothers Christmas is here again. … More| Zander Nethercutt