The Second Coming—The Dismantling of Six Decades of U.S. Foreign Assistance Investments by Trump and His Vandals
Cosponsor the Support UNFPA Funding Act
For four decades, anti-choice politicians in the U.S. Congress and White House have attempted to restrict or eliminate funding for UNFPA, the United Nation’s sexual and reproductive health agency. From 2017 to 2021, the Trump administration withheld all funding to UNFPA, a decision that was reversed as one of the first acts of the Biden administration. In February of 2025, the Trump administration terminated all funding agreements with the agency.
UNFPA works in more than 150 countries around the world to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights, including critical maternal health care, provision of modern contraception, neonatal and postnatal care, and protection from violence, rape, child marriage, and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Prior to this administration, that number represented three times the number of countries the U.S. supported through its bilateral family planning and reproductive health programs. Not only has this administration terminated virtually all of the funding agreements for bilateral programs, UNFPA’s work also represents many contexts where the United States does not or cannot directly engage, such as Afghanistan.
Without the support of UNFPA, women will be forced to give birth in crisis zones without medicines, supplies, or midwives. Survivors of sexual violence will go without medical care or mental health support. Girls will not have opportunities to avoid marrying as children or to avoid FGM/C.
Investing in UNFPA is a force multiplier that pays dividends. It extends the reach of U.S. funds, complements U.S. family planning and reproductive health programs, decreases maternal and child mortality, rates of child marriage and FGM/C, and expands access to voluntary family planning.
Congress must reaffirm the U.S. partnership with UNFPA by passing the Support UNFPA Funding Act.
We urge you to prioritize the health and rights of women, girls and their communities by cosponsoring the Support UNFPA Funding Act.
This bill:
- Authorizes funding at not less than $50 million in fiscal year 2026 and $55 million in fiscal year 2027 to support the core work of UNFPA, including ending maternal deaths, gender-based violence, and harmful practices; addressing unmet need for family planning; and supporting U.S. national security and humanitarian efforts;
- Makes it the policy of the United States that everyone has a basic human right to “… determine freely whether, when and with whom to have children” and to attain high-quality sexual and reproductive health care;
- Recognizes access to contraception and reproductive health care as necessary for advancing the status of women.
To be added as a cosponsor of the Support UNFPA Funding Act, please contact the staff in Representative Chrissy Houlahan’s (D-PA) office.
