Infographic: Leaders Advocating for Every Woman Every Child
“When women and children die needlessly from disease, or complications which can be prevented, it is a tragedy. It is a tragedy of the world because these deaths are easily preventable.” – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Global Citizen Festival Calls for Women’s Equality
By Janna Oberdorf, Women Deliver
On Saturday, September 28th, more than 60,000 people will come together at a musical festival on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City, to focus on one goal – to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030… Read the full post >>
Women have come a long way but still have far to go, says report
World Bank study reveals that while progress has been made, some countries still limiting women’s economic potential… Read the full post >>
Girls’ Globe in New York City – Wednesday UNGA Week
Girls’ Globe spent Wednesday with Johnson & Johnson, Save the Children, #TooYoungToWed and the mHealth Alliance…Read the crowdblog
Scaling Up Efforts for Maternal and Newborn Health
A success in prevention and care in the post-2015 agenda means reaching the most vulnerable, utilizing and replicating successful interventions, creating innovative solutions and collaborating through multi-sectorial partnerships. In order to truly understand if we are being successful with improving maternal and newborn health, we need to capture the data that shows who the most vulnerable populations are and address the challenges for them… Read the full post >>
The Funding is Commendable: But What About Coordination? Working Together to Save Children’s Lives
By Yehuda Benguigui
Efforts to end these preventable child deaths will only be successful when integrated packages of interventions are available to the population most at risk.Read the full post
Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan
HRH Princess Sarah of Jordan shares why she, as a mother, is so emotionally invested in maternal & newborn health. Princess Sarah says during pregnancy an emotional bond is created between a mother and her child and, if that bond is broken by a newborn’s death, the pain and suffering never goes away.
Tackling Inequality is Only Way to End Extreme Poverty in a Generation
As world leaders gather at the UN to discuss poverty eradication, Save the Children’s Getting to Zero report shows that in just 17 years it is possible to eradicate critical elements of extreme poverty, saving at least 1.8 million children’s lives every year… Read the full post >>
Amanda Peet invites you to get a shot, save a life
Amanda Peet, Actor and Every Child by Two Vaccine Ambassador to Shot@Life urges you to get your flu shot at Walgreens and help a child in need.
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