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UNFPA Elusive About Abortion Aid for Tsunami Victims The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) describes itself as the "largest international public sector supplier of contraceptives, condoms and other reproductive health essentials," and states that such supplies are "critical to protecting reproductive health in emergency situations." Yet in press releases on its tsunami relief activities, UNFPA steers clear of directly stating that it provides contraceptives or abortion aids. UNFPA may be responding to past public criticism after disclosures that it was providing such supplies. In its January 6 press release, the latest and most explicit to date, UNFPA has requested $28 million...

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    The huge scale of destruction from the tsunami centered in Southeast Asia gives testimony to the worth of an organization that hasn't gotten much love lately from Washington: the United Nations.Especially at this moment of urgency, President Bush should not ignore the singular capacity of the United Nations to coordinate the massive relief effort under way.Help, thank goodness, is making its way to Indonesia, Sri Lanka and other nations devastated by Sunday's killer waves. The emergency response can't move fast enough. Televised images now give us a real-time window on victims' suffering more quickly than it is...