... respect his lifelong fight and commitment to save a lot of children from human slavery. I hope that he will continue to work to bring hope ... Sharmila Tagore is a shining superstar helping countless children through her work for UNICEF. I just heard that she is a great grand ...
... the heart of disease and malnutrition. Each year, too many children under the age of five have their lives cut short or altered forever as a result of poor sanitation: more than 800,000 children worldwide -- or one every two minutes-- die from diarrhea, and ...
... problem. The theme of this year's observance, “Children and Families Speak Out Against Poverty”, coincides with the ... on the Rights of the Child. We recognize that investing in children and securing their rights is one of the surest ways to ending poverty. ...
... are faced with growing humanitarian crises worldwide, women, children and adolescents continue to be disproportionately affected. Failure to ... shift to immediate survival and, often, the needs of women, children and adolescents, particularly young girls, tend to be overlooked. Yet, ...
... individuals?joining forces for the world's women and children. I am even more encouraged by what you have brought: New ... of the above translate into hope for countless women and children in our world. Today marks a crucial first step? but it is ...
... Nigeria and neighbouring countries. Hundreds of thousands of children have been displaced from their homes, and deprived of their rights to ... peace. Boko Haram’s killing, abduction and recruitment of children, including the use of girls as “suicide bombers”, is abhorrent. ...
... to highlight global progress and shortfalls on women's and children's health. During my visit, I saw that simple interventions ... Ladies and gentlemen, Every day, 5,000 children die from diarrhoea. It is the second-leading cause of mortality of ...
... Alarming because of the crisis in the number of children, young people and adults who are not in education. Alarming also because of the crisis in the number of children, young people and adults who are in education, but not learning. ...
... is destroying family incomes. Millions of children are not in school. Tens of thousands of children are lost to preventable diseases each day and hundreds of thousands of ... is more proven, than investments in the health of women and children. Healthy women deliver healthy children who can attend school ...
... country in Africa. When we care for women and children, in particular, we lay the foundation for our future. That is one of ... preventable causes. Too many Nigerian infants and children do not survive beyond 5 years-old. To address this problem, we ...
