US funding cut to UNFPA may have devastating effects: 

UN chief The UN chief said that cutting financial support for the UN Population Fund, formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), which is active in more than 150 countries and territories, is based on a misinterpretation of the agency's work UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced "deep regret" at the US' decision to cut financial support for the United Nations Population Fund, saying the move could have "devastating effects" on the health of vulnerable women and girls around the world The UN chief said that cutting financial support for the UN Population Fund, formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), which is active in more than 150 countries and territories, is based on a misinterpretation of the agency's work. "The Secretary-General deeply regrets the decision by the United States to cut financial support for the UN Population Fund, which could have devastating effects on the health of vulnerable women and girls and their families around the world," a statement issued by Guterres' spokesperson here said yesterday.

 It said Guterres feels the decision is based on an "inaccurate perception" of the nature and importance of the work of the UNFPA. The UN chief, who as High Commissioner for Refugees, saw first-hand the life-saving character of UNFPA's activities, appealed to donors to increase their support for the UNFPA to allow it to continue its "critical" work during this "difficult" period. In a separate statement, the UNFPA regretted the decision by the US to deny any future funding for its work the world over. It also noted that the decision is based on the "erroneous claim" that the UNFPA "supports, or participates in the management of, a programme of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation" in China. Refuting this claim, the UNFPA said all of its work promotes the human rights of individuals and couples to make their own decisions, free of coercion or discrimination. "UN member states have long described UNFPA's work in China as a force for good," the UNFP.

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