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AIDS and malaria: A deadly duoAIDS and malaria are among the leading causes of death globally, dramatically affecting child well-being. Ask Congress to swiftly reauthorize the Global AIDS, TB and Malaria Bill to ensure that children are not left behind in the fight against malaria and global AIDS.
Stop the abuse of children as soldiersMore than 250,000 children are exploited each day in state-run armies, paramilitaries and guerilla groups around the world. Ask your members of Congress to support the Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 (S.1175).
Northern Uganda child soldiersDue to the ongoing war in northern Uganda, children are kidnapped to be soldiers and sex slaves, and some 1.7 million Ugandans have been forced from their homes. Leadership from the United States can help bring peace to this troubled region.
Increase overseas development assistanceThe international affairs budget provides critical, life-saving assistance to combat global infectious disease and poverty.Ask Congress to increase funding for the 2009 international affairs budget as one way to make progress toward eliminating extreme global poverty.
Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the CongoAn estimated 1,200 people die every day due to ongoing epidemics and war-related causes in the Congo; some aid agencies estimate upward of 1,400 deaths per day. U.S. leadership can help bring peace to the DRC. Join World Vision in asking members of Congress to contact their U.S. State Department colleagues to encourage efforts for peace in eastern DRC.
Landmines: Protect the innocent from one deadly stepWhile dropped from the air, cluster munitions, like landmines, are not able to differentiate between combatants and children. Unexploded cluster munitions are often mistaken by children for toys. Ask Congress and the President to support the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act to help safeguard children from this preventable harm.
Stop the trade in conflict diamondsAsk our U.S. government leaders to better enforce the diamond trade law so that conflict diamonds do not continue to fund wars in African countries, like the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Help combat child sex tourismMore than one million children around the world are abducted, forced or coerced into commercial sex slavery each year. Ask your senators and representative to push for an increase in resources to prosecute U.S. citizens who sexually exploit children overseas.
Help feed the world's hungry: Support food aidAn estimated 854 million people across the world are hungry. Food aid is one tool that can help eliminate poverty and lessen the impact of global hunger. Advocate for increased food aid funding to help alleviate the suffering of children and families affected by the food crisis.
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