United Nations Population Fund's State of World Population

Indybay.org was invited to take part in a Telecom Press Conference on the State of Immigrant Women. We tape-recorded it and make it available to the press and interested parties. It is in raw form and may need editing for radio replay.

Following is their press release:

MEDIA ADVISORY

Use through September 6, 2006
Contact: Nancy Bennett at (800) 834-1110 or nancy@nancybennett.info

FEMALE IMMIGRANTS SUPPORT FAMILIES BACK HOME
BUT REMAIN VULNERABLE TO TRAFFICKING, EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE

UNFPA State of World Population report focuses on Women and Migration

The latest U.S. Census report shows immigrants make up a growing percentage of the population in 46 states and the District of Columbia. And in 2005, female immigrants accounted for 54.6 percent of all new permanent residents in the U.S.

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, will release the annual State of World Population report, A Passage to Hope: Women and International Migration on September 6. The report examines the scope and breadth of female migration, the impact of the funds they send home to support families and communities and their disproportionate vulnerability to trafficking, exploitation and abuse.

TELEPHONE PRESS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, September 6
Speakers:
María José Alcalá, principal author of the 2006 State of World Population Report
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY)
Kathleen Newland, Director and co-founder of the Migration Policy Institute
Kakenya Ntaiya, UNFPA Youth Advisor

A Passage to Hope reveals that migrant women contribute billions of dollars in cash and services, but policymakers continue to disregard both their contributions and their vulnerability—even though female migrants tend to send a much higher proportion of their lower earnings back home than their male counterparts.

A Passage to Hope is under embargo until 1200 GMT on September 6.

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