Concerning the annual contribution of the United States to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should direct the Agency for International Development to restore the annual contribution of the United States to the United Nations Population Fund.

 
HCON 130 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 130
Concerning the annual contribution of the United States to the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA).
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 18, 1989
Mr. MOODY (for himself, Mr. PORTER, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ATKINS, Mr. BEILENSON,
Mr. BROWN of California, Mrs. COLLINS, Mr. FRANK, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. GREEN,
Mr. HUGHES, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. KOSTMAYER, Mr. LEHMAN of Florida,
Mr. LELAND, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MORRISON of
Connecticut, Mr. MORRISON of Washington, Mr. MRAZEK, Mr. OLIN, Mr. OWENS of
New York, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SCHEUER,
Mr. SHAYS, Mr. STUDDS, Mrs. UNSOELD, Mr. WEISS, Mr. WHEAT, and Mr. WOLPE)
submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Concerning the annual contribution of the United States to the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA).
Whereas many of the world's more than 5,000,000,000 inhabitants live in
poverty and in areas where food and resources are scarce;
Whereas couples have a fundamental right to determine the size and spacing
of their families;
Whereas spacing children at least two years apart dramatically increases child
and maternal health and also lessens economic and environmental strains on
families and nations;
Whereas the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the world's largest
multilateral population assistance program, working in more than 140 countries
with a budget of $181,000,000 this year;
Whereas the United States should be a leader in providing population assistance
to those developing countries which request it;
Whereas since 1986 the United States has refused to contribute to UNFPA
because of its multilateral assistance to the Chinese population program;
Whereas UNFPA's program of assistance was approved by consensus by its
48-member Governing Council, of which the United States is a member;
Whereas the United States decision to withdraw from UNFPA has no significant
impact on China but does severely impede population programs in over 130
other developing nations;
Whereas requests for assistance from such countries continue to exceed
UNFPA's resources;
Whereas other countries, such as Japan and Norway, have increased their
contributions to UNFPA; and
Whereas the United States should live up to its stated foreign policy goal
of helping less fortunate nations to protect their people, including their
health and welfare: Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That
  it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should direct the
  United States Agency for International Development to restore the annual
  contribution of the United States to the United Nations Population Fund
  (UNFPA).