Global Action for Children

March 10, 2010: The world's two most famous Bills (Clinton and Gates) lobbied the US Congress today for more money to combat poverty and disease in countries worldwide.

March 3, 2010: Reading aloud to young children is a building block to their future success. Today, GAC spread the word about the importance of reading aloud and early childhood development with partners LitWorld and FreeBalance.

February 24, 2010: Words are great, photos are better, but video is the ultimate for informing and entertaining at the same time. And while there are millions of cases of viral pneumonia every year, there are far too few pneumonia videos that "go viral" on the Internet. View a variety of videos, courtesy of Dr. Orin Levine.

February 23, 2010: Reducing the annual 13 million preterm births and 3.2 million stillbirths should be a global public health priority, says a report released Monday which asserts that significant reductions in these numbers could be achieved by improving access to low-cost interventions in both low and high-income countries.

February 23, 2010: Poor governance and management are jeopardising efforts to provide quality basic education in seven African countries according to a new report published today by Transparency International (TI).

February 22, 2010: The "Early Childhood Initiative: An investment for life" seeks to focus cost-effective policies and resources in the region, while mobilizing public support to improve opportunities for its young citizens and thereby help overcome deep inequalities, said Zoellick during a signing ceremony of the partnership agreement between Shakira's ALAS Foundation, Columbia University's Earth Institute and the World Bank, held at the Bank's Washington D.C. headquarters.

February 11, 2010: World Orphan Week, taking place February 8-14, comes at a particularly poignant time in 2010. Thousands of Haitian children wander the streets of Port-au-Prince, hungry and homeless.

February 5, 2010: Learn more about why GAC objects to legislation that puts the future of programs that support kids in jeopardy.

February 2, 2010: Global Action for Children has been closely monitoring the situation in Haiti and is very concerned about the welfare of the Haitian population and especially Haiti's children. GAC supports international adoption for kids already in the process, but we caution against hopping over safeguards that are put in place to protect kids in crisis.

February 1, 2010: U.S. President Barack Obama Monday called on Congress to approve major increases over the coming months in global health, development, and counterinsurgency assistance as part of a record 3.8-trillion-dollar 2011 federal budget.