Earth Times, October 24, 2001
By Jay Newton-Small
About thirty people gathered on the Upper East Side to hear two experts speak about the plight Afghan and Muslim women Tuesday morning. The event was sponsored and moderated by the International Women's Heath Coalition, a New York based nongovernmental organization (NGO).

Los Angeles Times, August 31, 2001
By Maggie Farley
UNITED NATIONS—It's not that the US government doesn't support children's rights, American diplomats say. But the Bush administration does oppose the way the UN wants to ensure those rights and is taking a conservative stand that is leaving even its usual friends behind.

Associated Press, August 29, 2001
By Edith M. Lederer
UNITED NATIONS—The head of the UN Children's Fund says she can assure President Bush that next month's children's summit will not support abortion—and she's still hoping he'll take part in the conference along with more than 75 other world leaders.

Associated Press, August 29, 2001
By Dafna Linzer
UNITED NATIONS—When the Bush administration launched a campaign to remove language it believes could support abortion counseling for teens from the draft document for an upcoming UN children's summit, its efforts seemed aimed at Latin America.