US denies funds for UN Unit

The New York Times reports that for the 3rd year, the Bush administration has found a reason to deny funding of the United Nations Population Fund. The administration claims that the UN unit encourages abortion in China, contrary to the statistics the UN has provided of its operation, and contrary to US State Department finding. The Population Fund has been working on education and family planning, that encourages the use of contraceptives and educate on the facts of HIV transmission. Other countries have increased their share of funding to compensate for the US action. More evidence for George Bush not to be re-elected. (The Population Fund also has quite a few publications that would be of interest to those who find social science around the world interesting.)