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		<title>Congress can help us get to zero!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Rendón, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government’s annual contribution to UNICEF plays a critical role in our efforts to get to zero—no child dying from a cause we can prevent. Both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have made their recommendations to preserve the appropriations for UNICEF for Fiscal Year 2013. The next step would be for each chamber to vote on its bill. UNICEF’s supporters need to continue to remind their Senators and Representatives that we need their help to secure this funding as it moves through the legislative process!]]></description>
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		<title>Partnering with Polaris Project to combat trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer K. Chan, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending a screening of the documentary Not My Life, at American University in Washington D.C. The screening was coordinated by the End Trafficking team at UNICEF, our Global Citizenship Fellow Aarti Singh, and American University’s UNICEF Campus Initiative. The End Trafficking project is a U.S. Fund for UNICEF initiative that raises awareness about human trafficking and mobilizes communities to take meaningful action to help protect children.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Students lend a leg for a landmine-free world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, we believe that students can play a vital role in helping the world’s children survive and thrive.  That’s why we are so impressed with a group in West Virginia called Proud Students Against Landmines and Cluster Bombs (PSALM).]]></description>
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		<title>Conversations with NGO supporters around the 2012 Commission on the Status of Women</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this year’s extra day in February, many organizations joined the U.S. Fund for UNICEF at the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel for cocktails and conversation during the 2012 Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).  We were honored to be joined by some of our partners and colleagues who are working tirelessly to advance the status of women, including Zonta International, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Soroptimist International, and several other amazing organizations.

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		<title>Seeking Congressional support for UNICEF to help children survive</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Rendón, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Government’s contribution to UNICEF helps the United States – and the American people – to save children who would die without our assistance.  Please take a stand for children by signing our online petition asking your Senators and Representative to maintain the funding for UNICEF at $132 million for Fiscal 2013. With your action, you can help UNICEF help more children!
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		<title>Welcoming the new UNICEF Campus Initiative Alumni Association Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly inducted Campus Initiative Alumni Association Council is a group of experienced and passionate leaders who will serve a two year term to cultivate global leaders as they graduate and transition into careers and outlets of higher education. By reminding graduating seniors that the fight to reach zero does not end at graduation, these leaders will cultivate lifelong volunteers who are knowledgeable and passionate about UNICEF’s work and the need to support ongoing, lifesaving efforts.  To learn more, contact the UNICEF Campus Initiative Alumni Association Council at campusalumni@unicefusa.org or visit: www.unicefusa.org/alumni.]]></description>
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		<title>From Caryl Stern: The passing of a children’s champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caryl M. Stern, UNICEF USA President and CEO</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fund for UNICEF mourns the passing of the Honorable Donald M. Payne, the U.S. Representative of the 10th District of New Jersey.

Congressman Payne had an impressive career, marked by his advocacy for human rights here and around the world, for the fulfillment of human needs, and for prosperity and justice for all. He provided outstanding service to his constituents, to his country, and to the world.

UNICEF supporters especially salute him for his global work to save and to improve the lives of vulnerable children. He used his position of leadership on the House Foreign Affairs Committee to fight for the needs of those caught in emergencies, from Haiti to Darfur to the Horn of Africa. He was a key leader in the efforts to defeat malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS, and other ongoing challenges to global health.
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		<title>Putting an end to Female Genital Mutilation for good</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory Fry, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), also known as female circumcision, is a traditional cultural practice that in several African and Middle Eastern countries.  To date, it has harmfully affected more than 100 million women. The practice has both short and long-term health repercussions, and cause enormous amounts of physical, psychological, and emotional pain. UNICEF and its partners launched a program called “Accelerating Change” which uses  a culturally sensitive approach to end FGM/C.  The approach uses dialog and social networking that involves all groups within a community, including religious leaders and young girls themselves.  Rather than having outsiders come in to condemn FGM/C, the program avoids alienating those who practice FGM/C, and instead brings them around to voluntarily give up the practice, because they understand how it harms their girls.]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday cheer for children from Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Rendón, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of the controversy and sparring on Capitol Hill as Congress hurried to finish its work for the year, the House and Senate provided holiday cheer for UNICEF and for vulnerable children around the world.

Included in the massive appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2012 signed into law by the President was $131.8 million for the U.S. Government’s contribution to UNICEF.  Although the overall measure cut core foreign assistance programs by about $6 billion from the Fiscal Year 2011 levels, UNICEF was preserved.
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		<title>Overcoming barriers for children with disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rory Fry, UNICEF USA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday, December 3, marked the 19th annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Sponsored by the United Nations, people from around the world recognize this day in an effort to further an understanding of people with disability, and encourage support for their dignity, rights, and overall well-being. This year’s theme was, “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development.”

According to the World Health Organization, around ten percent of the world’s children have some type of physical or mental health impairment, and around eighty percent of those children live in developing countries. Unfortunately, children with disabilities are among the most marginalized and excluded groups of children. Compared to their peers, they are routinely denied access to health, education and social services. They are often excluded from opportunities to participate in their communities, and are more vulnerable to violence and abuse.]]></description>
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