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Ipas supports a new Internet-based reproductive health initiative

April 30, 2002

Ipas is proud to be among 12 organizations supporting a new Internet portal to promote the exchange of information, experiences and ideas in the fields of reproductive health and population.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Development Gateway Foundation this week launched the portal (http://www.developmentgateway.org/pop), making available a wealth of resources, including links to full-text publications on partners' own websites, an events calendar, a news bulletin, a discussion forum and a searchable database.

In addition to Ipas, nongovernmental organizations that are partners in this initiative are:

the Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program, Columbia University
Family Health International
the International Planned Parenthood Federation
the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs
PATH
Reproductive Health Outlook
the Population Reference Bureau

Participating U.N. agencies include:

the UN Economic Commission for Europe Population Activities Unit
the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean/CELADE
the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Population and Rural and Urban Development Division, Population Information and Communication Unit
the UNESCO Bangkok Population Education Clearinghouse and Adolescent Reproductive Health website.

For more information, contact:
Kirsten Sherk
Senior Associate, Media Relations
e-mail: sherkk@ipas.org
phone: 919.960.5612
fax: 919.929.0258