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Resources
• The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009 (pdf)
United Nations - July 2009
Review of progress and challenges with each of the 8 goals, including the global economic crisis and its impact on the poor, with a call on leaders to accelerate efforts and honor their commitments in order to achieve the necessary outcomes
• Two Decades of Progress: USAID's Child Survival and Maternal Health Program (pdf)
USAID - June 2009
Report released on June 16 relates the agency's contribution and progress made in saving millions of children around the world
• Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals 2009
AusAID - June 2009
Call to action from the Australian Government warning of threats to progress in reducing child and maternal mortality
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Advocacy / Public Policy
• The FY 2010 Budget and Child Survival
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs is expected to finalize markup of its FY 2010 Appropriations bill on Thursday, July 9. The House subcommittee's version of the bill came in with a request of $528 million for maternal and child health in late June. Supporters of child survival and maternal health are calling on Senate leaders to prioritize the lives of mothers and children by providing for the expansion of proven, low-cost programs that save lives.
• Child Survival Legislation: The Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009
The Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009 was introduced in the House on March 10 and referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill calls for a clear, coordinated strategy to save the lives of newborns, children and mothers in developing countries.
- Detailed information page
- List of cosponsors (73 cosponsors as of July 9, 2009)
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