In 2015, earthquakes left 70 per cent of birthing centres in parts of Nepal destroyed. Thousands of mums and newborns could have gone without health care - but Global Parents helped UNICEF set up shelters so that babies could come into the world safely. Their reliable support meant UNICEF could immediately deliver life-saving aid at a huge scale and stay long after the disaster faded from newspaper headlines.

Every day, children die needlessly from preventable causes—and they don’t have to. Monthly donations help UNICEF take proven, low-cost methods that save children’s lives and use them across 190 countries.

It meant the world to Michelle in Sierra Leone. She gave birth prematurely with no access to an incubator but was told to wrap her newborn close to her chest using 'kangaroo care', a skin-to-skin technique introduced to her hospital by UNICEF. As the baby boy snuggled against Mum, his body temperature stabilised, his heart rate steadied and he began to breathe more easily.

Closer to home in the Pacific Islands, UNICEF supporters are having an impact for the world’s youngest. Babies are 500 times more likely to die in their first day of life than once they are one month old due to preventable causes. Tiny Mativa was born early in Samoa but with the help of health professionals, he’s survived what will statistically be the most risky time in his life - his first 28 days.

Reliable funds from Global Parents help UNICEF scale up our response in an emergency and work fast to save lives. Our quick response made a huge difference for baby Umara, who became severely malnourished during a food crisis in Nigeria. With therapeutic treatment, Umara gained a kilogram in less than a month and Mum started feeling hopeful again. “He can eat, drink and play now,” she said. “He is not sick anymore. He is so happy.”

By treating malnutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, UNICEF supporters have helped cut the number of children badly affected by stunting by nearly 100 million since 1990.

Global Parents believe no child should die of a preventable disease. That’s why they help UNICEF provide vaccines for 45% of the world’s children. It’s a huge, essential job that’s only possible with their ongoing support.