Tag Archives for "child survival"

Nov10

A White House in transition

I walked by the White House today. Since I work in Washington for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, that’s not unusual. But today was special.

I had just come from a briefing sponsored by the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign about the impact of the Presidential Election on foreign policy

TAGS: Barack Obama, Believe in Zero, child survival, President of the United States, Presidential Initiative, White House

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Oct29

Mr. President, children are dying

Posted by Martin Rendón, UNICEF USA

I’d like to call your attention to an exciting opportunity for you to put your name on the line for child survival: the U.S. Fund for UNICEF’s new online petition in support of a Presidential Initiative to Accelerate Child Survival.

Please join us in telling the next President of the United States that Americans want him to make global child survival a top priority. Ask him to do whatever it takes to save the 25,000 children under age five who die every day from preventable causes.

TAGS: advocacy, Believe in Zero, child mortality, child survival, maternal health, President of the United States, Presidential Initiative

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Oct22

One of our favorite new holidays

Posted by Jen Banbury, UNICEF USA

TAGS: child mortality, child survival, diarrhea, handwashing

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Oct10

Sierra Leone: In honor of Fatima

Posted by Caryl M. Stern, UNICEF USA President and CEO

U.S. Fund for UNICEF President and CEO Caryl Stern recently visited Sierra Leone with Pampers “One Pack = One Vaccine” campaign spokesperson Salma Hayek and Pampers representatives, to witness the effect of tetanus on mothers and newborns, and the positive impact of the Pampers/UNICEF program. She sent this post from the field.