World Vision applauds progress made in reducing child mortality

New York, NY (September 19, 2011) — "The Best Start," a World Vision nutrition report, will be launched next week. In it, World Vision will lay out a path for reaching the millions of the children that are not yet part of this success story and offer interviews with our experts invited to the launch.

"The great progress in reducing child mortality announced by the UN today is proof that when governments make it a priority to provide the cost-effective interventions we’ve seen work time and again, children’s lives are saved. However, the success is a global average that includes dismally unacceptable results in some countries and communities. The poorest children and rural children are still being left behind. Governments must reach them with improved nutrition to give them the best start in life and must make sure essential health services reach all communities." – Kevin Jenkins, President and CEO of World Vision International

What: World Vision Report Launch

When: 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2011

Where: 250 East 49th Street, 24th Floor (PH-A)

Who: Expert speakers include:

• Kevin Jenkins, President and CEO, World Vision International
• Jossette Sheeran, Executive Director of the World Food Program
• Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization
• Dr. David Nabarro, Special Advisor of the U.N. Secretary General on Food Security and Nutrition

As part of the report launch, a photo exhibit on the Millennium Development Goals by World Press Photo first prize winner Nick Danziger, will also get its world premier.

For more information contact: Sharon Marshall, cell: 416-616-9147, Sharon_Marshall@WorldVision.ca.

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