Fieldnotes: Blogging on UNICEF's child survival work in the field

From UNICEF's 2008 State of the World's Children Report It is time to rally behind the goals of maternal, newborn and child survival and health with renewed energy and sharper vision, and to position these goals at the heart of the international agenda to fulfill the tenets of social justice and honor the sanctity of life. The means are at hand. It is now a question of will and of action—for there is no enterprise more noble, or reward more precious than saving the life of a child.

It is really that easy! When you log into the Online Volunteer Center, and then click on the Advocacy Center, you can easily send three letters to your Congressional Representatives. It’s so easy you can ask your friends and family to join you so our voices will be even louder and stronger!

All week we will be discussing the issues on which we’re asking you to take action. Today, the topic is the Global Security and Priorities Resolution. The 9/11 Commission Report recommended that a comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter terrorism should include policies that encourage development, more open societies and opportunities that improve the lives of families and enhance prospects for the their children’s futures. UNICEF is supportive of the Global Security Priorities Resolution because it will enhance international security, reduce world poverty and address the root causes of terrorism.

I wonder... what do you see as the greatest links and threats between global security and global poverty? How do nuclear weapons play a role in the movement for Child Survival? What is the connection between poverty and nuclear weapons? Send in your comments and name some examples.