For Immediate Release:	March 11, 2004
For More Information:	Afshin Mohamadi, Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Afshin.Mohamadi@mail.house.gov, 202-225-7944
Sponsor Organization:	Rep. Carolyn Maloney
40 TO 1 ... GUESS WHICH WAS THE 1 Members of Congress send letter to Powell urging support for Cairo Consensus, U.S. is alone in voting against it
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States cast the lone "no" vote as health policy leaders from Latin American and Carribean countries overwhelmingly decided to reaffirm support for the U.N.'s Programme of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) today in Santiago, Chile. This action of disapproval for the so-called Cairo Consensus - the international community's approach to family planning adopted by 179 countries - came as Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) and a dozen other Members of Congress sent a letter of concern to Secretary of State Colin Powell about the Bush Administration's disdain for the Cairo Consensus. It also comes two days after International Women's Day. "Once again, this Administration is all alone in its opposition to an international plan that would create healthier women and healthier societies," said Maloney. "What a way for this Administration to commemorate International Women's Day." TEXT OF LETTER: http://www.house.gov/maloney/issues/UNFPA/031004LtrPowellCairo.pdf