The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is a proud partner of the ONE Campaign, a grassroots network of more than two million Americans who care about issues of global poverty, hunger and disease, and efforts to fight these problems in the world's poorest countries.
UNICEF advocates might be interested in ONE's message to the G8 leaders meeting this week in Japan. ONE is asking Americans to send a simple message to the G8: make good on your commitments to help poor countries with health care, agriculture and education. Take a moment to add your support to this message at www.one.org/2008g8.
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Mark, I've been a member of ONE for a number of years, but somehow I missed this petition among my e-mails. Thanks for the reminder -- I appreciate the opportunity to add my voice.
The disparity between the standard of living between those in the G8 countries and those in the developing world is striking and sad. None of us who don't have to face hunger, lack of clean water, preventable disease and restricted access to education need feel guilty: we need only to realize how little it would take to make a transformative difference for those who struggle for survival. For individuals, it's a few dollars here and there (a well, a vaccine, a school), but even for our wealthy nations, it is still a small fraction of our gross wealth.
If we are only as good as our word, we in the G8 countries must keep our world to our brothers and sisters in the developing world.
To do less SHOULD bring shame.
To do more?
"(S)He who saves one life, saves the world entire."
I pledge to do my part.
Posted by mmberkeleyca | July 8, 2008 3:16 AM
Posted on July 8, 2008 03:16