Today is the official start of the two-day Call to Action for Child Survival conference hosted by the U.S., Ethiopian, and Indian governments. The conference is being held at Washington DC’s Georgetown University. Featured speakers include US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and actor Ben Affleck. More than 700 leaders from the private sector, government, and civil society are expected to attend the event, including representation from more than 80 countries, with over 50 countries represented at the ministerial level.
For more information regarding the conference read http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/06/13/hillary_clinton_and_ben_affleck_team_up_to_eliminate_preventable_child_death.
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