International Children's Policy
While First Focus on Children has historically focused on domestic funding — we now recognize that Congress sends a significant amount of funding abroad every year to engage in diplomacy and advance American interests, including the well-being of children. Known as “foreign assistance,” this aid is given by the United States to other countries “…to support global peace, security, and development efforts, and provide humanitarian relief during times of crisis.” Our budget reflects our values, and it should do so both inside and outside of our borders by prioritizing children in federal budgeting decisions.
Resources
Watch: Experts say children struggled with orphanhood, other impacts internationally
Michele Kayal | May 2, 2022 |
Nearly 52 million children around the world have been documented with childhood COVID and more than 7 million have lost a caregiver to the pandemic. In our KCC …
Fact Sheet: COVID’s impact on children globally
| April 21, 2022 |
Nearly 52 million children around the world have been documented with childhood COVID and more than 7 million have lost a caregiver to the …
WATCH: Infectious disease expert says new malaria vaccine could save 25,000 kids’ lives
Kathy Sacco | October 13, 2021 |
On October 6, 2021, World Health Organization (WHO) announced the endorsement of the first malaria vaccine for children. In response to the announcement, First …
Administration’s approach to gender-based violence needs to consider children
Kathy Sacco, Miriam Abaya | July 9, 2021 |
President Biden recently announced the United States’ commitments to the Generation Equality Forum, a global initiative to achieve equality and opportunity for women and …
State Department must do more to make foreign assistance for children transparent
Kathy Sacco | May 26, 2021 |
In Children’s Budget 2020, First Focus on Children sought to identify and categorize — for the first time — how much of the U.S. …
Biden Administration to send much-needed Disaster Response Team to Central America
Kathy Sacco, Miriam Abaya | April 8, 2021 |
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that it will activate a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs …
For World Children’s Day, the US Should Give Kids Their Rights
Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Bruce Lesley, Conor Sasner, Kathy Sacco, Miriam Abaya | November 20, 2020 |
On November 9, 2020, United Nations member states gathered in person and virtually to evaluate the United States’ human rights record. This process, called …
Key Stats on the Effect of COVID-19 on Kids
Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Averi Pakulis, Cara Baldari, Carrie Fitzgerald, Christopher Towner (Former Staff), Conor Sasner, Kathy Sacco, Michelle Dallafior, Miriam Abaya, Olivia Gomez | November 19, 2020 |
The COVID-19 pandemic is doing more than exposing the racial, ethnic, and economic disparities existing in our society; it is compounding them, and so …