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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> [news] Wolfowitz promotes
new World Bank policies on reproductive health<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><BR><FONT size=3>Concerns regarding Paul Wolfowitz’s
leadership at the World Bank have<BR>received much media attention. But
what is even more shocking is the<BR>controversy surrounding the Bank’s policies
on sexual and reproductive<BR>health. World Bank Managing Director, Juan
Jose Daboub, recently ordered<BR>the removal of all mentions of “family
planning” and “contraception” from<BR>the Bank’s Health, Nutrition and
Population Strategy. Daboub, a recent<BR>appointee of Wolfowitz, comes
from El Salvador where he was linked to<BR>ultraconservative groups.
<BR><BR>Wolfowitz claims these decisions do not indicate a change in long-
standing<BR>Bank policy supporting family planning as a key tool for
development, but<BR>they do indicate gross mismanagement and have spurred an
overwhelming lack<BR>of confidence in Wolfowitz's ability to lead the Bank.
<BR><BR>Help us hold the World Bank accountable! HYPERLINK<BR>"</FONT><A
href=""><FONT
size=3>http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/protect_familyplanning/kwsx6n2</FONT></A><BR><FONT
size=3>lx7ween?"Write a Letter to the Editor at your local newspaper
expressing<BR>your concern. We must act now to protect the vital role of
reproductive<BR>health in reducing maternal mortality and improving the lives of
women and<BR>children. <BR><BR>HYPERLINK<BR>"</FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=3>http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/campaign/protect_familyplanning/kwsx6n2</FONT></A><BR><FONT
size=3>lx7ween?"Click here to send a Letter to the Editor to your local
newspaper. <BR><BR>Thank you for your urgent support!<BR><BR>Carmen
Barroso<BR>Regional Director<BR>International Planned Parenthood
Federation/<BR>Western Hemisphere Region <BR><BR> <BR><BR>For more
information read: HYPERLINK<BR>"</FONT><A href=""><FONT
size=3>http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/ct/8paYpg11fYIp/"World</FONT></A><FONT
size=3> Bank faces<BR>questions on AIDS policy and HYPERLINK<BR>"</FONT><A
href=""><FONT
size=3>http://www.freechoicesaveslives.org/ct/i1aYpg11fYIP/"Leak</FONT></A><FONT
size=3> prompts fear over<BR>World Bank health
policies<BR><BR> </FONT><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>