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June 15, 2009

Liya meets with Congressional Leaders on the Day of the African Child

WASHINGTON, DC — To commemorate the Day of the African Child, African leaders, international health activists and Members of Congress in Washington, D.C. joined advocates for children in Canada, Europe, and 13 African countries in a global show of support for increased resources to lower child and maternal mortality rates in Africa. The Global Health Council and the U.S. Coalition for Child Survival joined the African Union and Save the Children in sponsoring two events on Capitol Hill.

WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Liya Kebede spoke of the importance of maternal health in the battle to ensure child survival.  "One of the best ways to protect a child's health and future is to protect his or her mother."

Model and activist Liya Kebede with Charles MacCormack on Capitol Hill.
An estimated 4.5 million children under 5 die each year in Africa, including more than 1 million who do not survive the first 28 days of life, according to a new briefing paper on child survival issued by Save the Children. Most of these deaths in Africa are due to preventable and treatable causes that rarely claim the lives of children in the world's richest countries, the report noted.

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NEWS ARCHIVE

2009
Gates Foundation Living Proof
Leaders Demand Action on MDG 5
Women Demand Action to Save Mothers
High Level UN Event for Maternal Health
It Girl, Vogue
"We Need a Global Fund for Moms," Huffin
Giant Magazine's Most Influential People
Liya Addresses UN Forum
Liya meets with Congressional Leaders on
Liya on Plum TV's Giving
Liya on the Today Show
"When Mothers Die," Giving Beast
Liya Joins Huffington Post
Liya Profiled in SOHO House

2008
Liya Visits Earthquake Devastated China
"She Who Cares Wins," Vogue Australia
Adolescent Girls Initiative
Women Leaders Dinner
Champions for an HIV Free Generation

2007
Liya Receives Orphan Ranger Award
Liya Featured on Al Jazeera's Riz Khan
Liya Speaks at the National Press Club
Deliver Now! Saving 77 Million by 2015
"Liya Rising," Vanity Fair
Liya Featured on CNN's Revealed
LKF Mother's Day Campaign
Liya Receives the Smart Cookie Award
Meeting of Women Parliamentarians
Liya in Marie Claire
Liya on Good Morning America

2006
Liya on the Oprah Winfrey Show
Liya in Self Magazine
LKF and Worldwide Orphans Foundation
WHO Highlights Impact of Fistula
A Message from Liya to the WHO
"Saving Mothers," Essence Magazine

2005
Liya in New York Times Style Magazine
Liya Kebede Addresses the UN
Liya Kebede Named Goodwill Ambassador