KFF Updates Explainer On UNFPA Funding, Kemp-Kasten Amendment

Kaiser Family Foundation: UNFPA Funding & Kemp-Kasten: An Explainer
On March 8, the Trump administration invoked the “Kemp-Kasten amendment” in order to withhold
FY 2018 funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA, the lead U.N. agency focused on global population and reproductive health), the second year it has made this determination. This updated explainer provides an overview of the history of Kemp-Kasten and its current application (1/29).

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