According to UNICEF, 29 000 children die every day from preventable causes, like malaria, measles and diarrhea. It's an outrage, and it doesn't have to be that way. Take action.
Member states of the United Nations, including the United States, have agreed to eight Millennium Development Goals. Goal #4 is the reduction of child mortality, specifically reducing the under-five mortality rate by two-thirds by 2015. Yet, we are not keeping up our end of the bargain! Tell Congress to keep its promise.
We know how to save the lives of millions of children a year with an integrated package of low-cost, high-impact interventions – including insecticide treated bed nets to fight malaria, immunizations for childhood diseases like measles and tetanus, antibiotics to cure pneumonia, and clean water to prevent diarrhea. Goal #4 is achievable - but only if member states of the United Nations stand by the commitments they've made.
In order to save children's lives, our nation needs to renew its commitment to child survival, and invest in comprehensive child survival programs that dramatically expand lifesaving services where children need them most.
Children have the right to live, and there are few issues in the world that are as important and as solvable as saving the world's children.
We invite you to join UNICEF on the front lines of this fight by signing this petition: http://go.care2.com/e/R38k/c74b/QQkb
Let your Members of Congress know that children around the world are dying needlessly, and that you want a dramatic increase in U.S. efforts to give those children a chance to enjoy their childhood!
Thank you for making a difference today!
