UNICEF ZEROawards is an initiative to promote the “Believe in ZERO” campaign launched by UNICEF with the aim of reducing child fatalities caused by preventable reasons to zero.
It is expected to attract renowned individuals who will call for more investment in Vietnamese children, especially disadvantaged ones like ethnic minority children, poor children in urban areas or children with disabilities.
Although Vietnam became a middle income country in 2010, its economic achievements have not yet brought real benefits to children.
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UNICEF Vietnam’s Chief Representative Lotta Sylwander said becoming a middle income country is a pride of Vietnamese people. It means that Vietnam can assume its role of investment in children by itself.
More than 100 children die of preventable causes, such as pneumonia and diarrhea each day in Vietnam. One child dies of drowning and traffic accidents every hour.
More than 3 million children have no access to safe water and more than 2 million children under five are malnourished.
UNICEF said these figures need to be reduced to zero as most causes can be prevented or interfered by simple measures.
For businesses and individuals buying tickets to take part in the event is one of many ways to respond to UNICEF’s long-term efforts to reducing child fatalities to zero.
