House Proceeding 06-16-09 on Jun 16th, 2009 :: 0:25:05 to 0:26:15
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Donald M. Payne: choi thank you. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. payne: mr. speaker, today i rise to recognize the day of the african child. which has been celebrated on june 16 each year since 1991.

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Speech By: Donald M. Payne

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Donald M. Payne: when it was initiated by the organization of african unity, the predecessor union. this year the african union has designated child survival as the theme of this year's day of the african child. according to the united nations children's fund, sub-saharan africa remains the most difficult place in the world for the child to survive.

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Donald M. Payne: each year 1.2 million children, babies, die each year in the first month of their life. roughly one in six children fail to reach their fifth birthday. in response to these shocking statistics, the african union made child survival the theme of the 15th meeting coming up in 2010.

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Donald M. Payne: the top five killers of children