Support the U.S. Government's Reaching ZERO – Tell Congress that You BELIEVE in Ending Preventable Child Deaths

The Child Survival Call to Action forum in June was an amazing event—a high-level forum convened by the Governments of Ethiopia, India and the United States, in collaboration with UNICEF, to launch a sustained global effort to save children’s lives.

The simple, profound message at the forum was this: we have the knowledge and technology to end preventable child deaths in a generation. Specifically, that means hitting "20 by 2035": reducing the under-five child mortality rate to 20 or fewer child deaths per 1,000 live births in every country and community by 2035. On behalf of the U.S. Government, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius pledged to help the world achieve this goal.

Experts at the forum believe that reaching that goal is achievable—but not easy. To make it happen, the world needs to "bend the curve" and accelerate global progress in cutting child deaths.

Ensuring U.S. Investment in Child Survival

Reaching 20 by 2035 will require long-term focus and commitment by both donor and developing country governments, international organizations like UNICEF, nonprofit development partners, and private citizens.

Americans have always strongly supported global child survival programs.  Reaching this ambitious goal to end preventable child deaths in a generation will require strong and long-term political will to maintain U.S. support for policies and funding that directly impact child survival—including ZERO starving children; ZERO exploited children; ZERO children denied an education; and ZERO children deprived of clean water.

Contact your Senators and Representatives to urge them to support the U.S. Government's commitment to child survival!

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