§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
In view of the public praise given by the Executive Director of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) to the Chinese for "their remarkable achievements", and her reference to the Chinese population policy as "totally voluntary", whether they regard the UNFPA's condemnation of coercive population polices as adequate; and if not, whether they will reconsider their decision to fund the UNFPA.
§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyWe understand that theChina Daily newspaper misquoted the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr. Nafis Sadik. She praised China for improving the health of its people, particularly women and children. We understand that she did not make the remark attributed to her about China's population policy. We support fully UNFPA's opposition to coercive population policies, which is clear and unambiguous.
§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they consider that the UNFPA's technical and management assistance helps to provide the wherewithal for the Chinese authorities to enforce their coercive population programme more vigorously.
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§ Baroness Chalker of WallaseyNo. UNFPA programmes, in China and elsewhere, promote better health, contraceptive choice and informed consent.