Publication Date: 09/13/2005

Description: Sept. 13 – In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 10 leaders from women’s health and development organizations questioned the U.S. commitment to halving world poverty by 2015. With less than 24 hours until the start of the World Summit at the United Nations, the U.S. refuses to endorse policies that would significantly advance poverty goals by advancing women’s rights.