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Friday March 7, 2003



SWEDEN BOOSTS DONATION TO UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND TO COUNTER U.S.


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STOCKHOLM, March 7, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Swedish government announced Thursday that it would increase its funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) from $2.2 million (USD) last year to $2.4 million (USD) this year. In making the announcement, the Migration and Aid Minister took aim at the Bush administration which denied funds to UNFPA over the group's support for China's coercive abortion regime.

Migration and Aid minister Jan O. Karlsson said, "We cannot accept that UNFPA's important work to improve women's rights and reproductive health is undermined because some countries find it hard to accept UNFPA's activities."

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