A few numbers

US defense budget (fiscal 2003) : US$379.3 billion

Amount to be withheld from UN Population Fund : US$34 million

Ratio : 11,155/1

Potential consequences, according to UNFPA officials, of The Resident’s decision to withhold last year’s UNFPA funds and to zero out the agency in fiscal 2003 : 2 million unwanted pregnancies, 800,000 induced abortions, 4,700 maternal deaths, 77,000 infant and child deaths.

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