Press BriefsObama Pledge to Global Fund Can Bring Millennium Goals Within ReachIn a speech before the United Nations General Assembly last September, President Obama declared, “We will support the Millennium Development Goals, and approach next year's summit with a global plan to make them a reality.” As the time approaches to present that plan, a substantial, multi-year pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria is essential for achieving the 2015 MDGs related to global health. To continue the work of life-saving programs and to accelerate the progress against these killer diseases, the United States must commit to contributing $6 billion to the Global Fund over a three-year period beginning in 2012. Download the full document here in MS Word. Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom Urge Obama to Create Global Fund for EducationWhat do a banker to the poor, a former president, and a religious leader have in common? They are among the first recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama — and they have all called for the creation of a Global Fund for Education. Press Brief: Obama Must Make Good on Commitment to Global Fund for EducationPress brief detailing why it is critical that President Obama lead the charge for primary education worldwide. World TB Day 2009 Editorial PacketImpoverished people in developing countries share no blame in the current financial crisis, but they are the ones who could bear the consequences perhaps with their lives — of mistakes made by Wall Street investors. World AIDS Day 2008 Editorial Packet: Fighting AIDS Means Fighting TBPresident-elect Obama must ensure that the five-year, $48 billion Lantos-Hyde Act that he helped pass as a senator this summer is fully funded, allowing the reauthorization of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), as well as programs for TB and malaria. Reforming Foreign AidProviding assistance to poor countries has helped the U.S. build positive relationships with other nations and demonstrates the best aspects of U.S. engagement on the world stage. When invested wisely, foreign aid both reflects American values of compassion and justice and serves our national interest in a stable, peaceful world. Ensure Funding for Historic Global Health BillPresident Bush has signed the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 into law. This is an historic global health bill, authorizing an unprecedented $48 billion to fight three of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. PEPFAR Editorial Packet: Time Running Out on AIDS, TB and Malaria BillWhile great strides have been made against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over the last five years, more than 5 million people continue to perish from these diseases annually. The Lantos-Hyde U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 sets bold targets and authorizes America's share of the resources needed to turn back these infectious killers. PEPFAR Editorial Packet: Time Running Out to Pass Major Global Health ActWhen President Bush traveled to Africa, he noted the progress made against AIDS, thanks in no small part to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of the Bush administration, the resources provided by PEPFAR have undoubtedly saved millions of lives around the world. But now that PEPFAR is being considered for reauthorization, the greatest bipartisan effort in recent years has run into an unfortunate congressional roadblock. June 2008 PEPFAR Editorial PacketThe most important global health legislation in U.S. history doesn't need more votes. It needs more leadership. May 2008 PEPFAR Editorial PacketDuring his recent trip to Africa, President Bush noted the progress made against AIDS, thanks in no small part to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, however, threatens to undermine that progress. Child Survival Editorial PacketFor mothers in the world's poorest nations, losing a child is an all too common occurrence. U.S. Must Do More on Global EducationAccess to education is generally considered to be a fundamental right. But for millions of children around the world, even a basic education is unattainable. MDR-TB and PEPFAR Editorial PacketDuring his week-long trip to Africa, President Bush noted the progress made against AIDS in that region, thanks in no small part to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis, however, threatens to undermine that progress. Drug-Resistant TB and PEPFAR Editorial PacketPeople living with HIV/AIDS are much more susceptible to TB, and without effective diagnosis and treatment of drug resistant strains, TB becomes a rapid death sentence. 2008 Campaigns: RESULTS Activists Nationwide Tackling Poverty at Home and Abroad in 2008Whether poverty occurs in the slums of Nairobi or the foothills of Appalachia, it can be easier to turn away, and think that the problems are too big, too complex, for any one person to make a difference. The citizen volunteers and partners of RESULTS and RESULTS Educational Fund know that this is not true. UNICEF Calls for More Action to Halt Preventable Child Deaths Around the WorldUNICEF's The State of the World's Children 2008 report returns to the topic of child survival. The report documents the tremendous progress in children's health in recent decades, highlights the strategies and partnerships that have proven most effective, and outlines the challenges that remain. Kenyan Crisis Shouldn’t Hide Importance of Ladders Out of PovertyLoud emergencies like the post-election violence in Kenya obscure the fact that in the very same slums, in times of relative calm, the quiet emergency of global poverty is being addressed with ladders to climb out of poverty, something that safety nets rarely provide. That's a message World Bank President Robert Zoellick needs to hear when members of Congress meet with him in early 2008 and urge him to get more microloans to the very poor around the world. |