fund for unicef, and deana kay is the daughter of unicef's first goodwill ambassador danny kay.mething so meaningful to your father danny kay, who as we mentioned was the first goodwill ambassador for 25 years, and also a multi-performer on so many levels. what did it mean to him? >> you know, today, thanks to "today," we're launching a year long centennial celebration. it's not just about the artist who was successful on screen, on radio and television, but the centennial is really about his humanitarian efforts that meant the world to him. he would walk a mile for a kid, and as his daughter i'm just fiercely proud and inspired by his world outreach for children. it wasn't just figurative because he would go under their world instinctively and laugh and play and roll on the floor and rub noses, and so danny kay's legacy is an entertainer who had a responsibility but, he was my father, but he was the father to the world's children. >> and the world's children responded and the trick-or-treat for unicef is such a tradition now, carol. >> it's great. it's the original kids helping

international organizations such as unicef warn that pregnancy can harm a young girl's body and limit her opportunities for education. this graph shows the birth rate for 1,000 girls in asian ten member nations. they're much higher in countries such as japan and south korea. in thailand the number of teenage girls choosing to terminate a pregnancy is rising. even though the procedure is normally illegal. health experts say sex education programs could help reverse the trend. but they face strong opposition from traditional groups. nhk world's noriko nakamura reports from bangkok. >> reporter: teenage girls receive advice at the clinic in bangkok. about the challenges of motherhood. the clinic says the number of pregnant teens have jumped in recent years. it has launched a new pilot project devoted to their physical and mental care. this 16-year-old girl is four months pregnant. her boyfriend used a condom but it didn't do its job. >> translator: i felt worried when i found out i was pregnant. >> translator: there should be videos and lessons at school about how to use a condom properl

international organizations such as unicef warn that pregnancy can harm a young girl's body and limit her opportunity for education. this shows the birth date per 1,000 girls age 15-19 in the ten member nations. they are much higher than in countries such as japan and south korea. in thailand the number of teenage girls choosing to terminate a pregnancy is rising even though the procedure is normally illegal. health experts say sex education programs could help reverse the trend but they face strong opposition from tro digsal groups. >> reporter: teenage girls received a vice at the clinic in bangkok about the challenges of motherhood. the clinic says the number of pregnant teens have jumped in recent years. it has launched a new project devoted to their physical and mental care. this 16-year-old girl is four months pregnant. her boyfriend used a condom but it didn't do its job. >> i felt worried when i found out i was pregnant. >> there should be videos and lessons at school about how to use a condom properly. >> reporter: the thai. go says out of every girl 15-19 almost 55 gave birt

we also looked at the unicef numbers and try to do as much as possible and it's very difficult to do cross-country comparisons. based on that really think about you know, kind of looking at the way the u.k. today. they developed a child poverty target and they said we should be a will to cut the child poverty rate in half and 10 years and they succeeded. they did succeed at this, so thinking about that. where should we be and is it okay that senator dodd pointed out that we are 29th in the world in infant mortality? don't think there's a single person here that would think that is okay. as the kind of look at those measures and thought about those things and worked with our advisories committee and we really did rely on them a lot about what is the data and where should we be as a nation? that was sort of the yardstick we measured with and so we gave a very poor grade on him to mortality and how we are faring in the country by kids. on the other hand, the numbers on children's health insurance coverage, we made enormous progress that we gave an a. they were this close to making sure

make your donation at unicef. >> welcome back it could be a turning point in the u.s. election campaign. on one set, barack obama and their romney will go head to head for the first debate on live television. >> romney will be looking for a game changer in his campaign after some tough weeks. obama for his part is hoping to open up a significant lead in the polls. >> a debate is really all about the clash of ideas and his first one on domestic policy could see the biggest clash of all. >> that is because both candidates have very different ideas on the role of government to solve the country's problem. it is a dividing line that cuts right through american society. >> after a long day's work, as washington attorney enjoys being at home with his family. for months, the presidential race for the white house has stolen the headlines. he already knows he's voting for. >> i think romney offers a set of policy proposals which will grow the economy, of the port of poverty, all of the middle-class and provide jobs for the american people. >> republican candidate mitt romney wa

>> i am looking at unicef, working with kids, and do whatever i can to alleviate poverty, because it is something i have experienced firsthand, and i see it every day. it breaks my heart when there is not about being done. money has been sent in, but if has not been put the right use. being in unicef and being able to support other kids with the african countries would be a lifetime dream. >> res, a graduate student at lynn university, thank you very much for sharing us your perspective. >> thank you, and have a good evening. >> we look inside the media filing center, and we want to share with you a photograph that was released and moment ago from the romney campaign. he has arrived inside the center at lynn university, and this is a photograph as he prepares. you can see members of the romney family. they are inside a holding room. hastings, minnesota, a supporter of romney. >> good evening. my question is, why are so many poorer -- foreign policy questions being asked of mr. romney for his plans and expertise? nothing as i remember was asked now of president obama. >> ok, thank you

she lead a delegation of children's rights activists sponsored by unicef that made present takings toians. she talked about how the simple act of going to school could be terrifying. >> the world, the girls are going to school freely and there is no fear but in swat, when we go to school we are afraid of taliban. he will kill us and throw acid on our face and he can do anything. >> when she was 12 years old, 12 years old, she met with richard holbrooke, president obama's special envoy to the region. >> how old are you? >> i am 12. >> 12 years old? >> yeah. i would address you all and ambassador, i would request if you can help us in our education, please help. >> according to the "new york times" latest report from pakistan across the country pakistanis reacted with outrage on the attack on malala but the taliban was are the to attack islam forbids for attacking women and girls this way. the taliban press to letter to the press stated, it is clear command of shariah that any female who by any means plays a role against mujahideen should be killed. the taliban say that they are holy wa

they give out these unicef boxes which allows kids to collect money and donate to people around the worldn, intriguing. >> also new yorkers. >> so people are trick-or-treating, but they give out a lot of things, everyone is like us, they give out snickers and mounds and rasinettes and do thes. kids are allowed to come and take as much as they can carry in their hand. >> love to have a psychologist analyze what kinds of candies you give in relation to your personality, rasinettes, old-school movie theser. >> like regular people and give out candy we all love. >> last-minute things can you do to entertain the kids in the house. you have theodorea and cannon. >> boyfriend and girlfriend. >> so i've heard from theodorea. we'll talk about that later because she's 2 years old with a boyfriend and i'm 42 without one. but we digress. >> i'm actually staying with theodorea. i said last night, if we only had the basic things in the house what can we make for people without power. cannon, that's you, show us what we're doing here. >> making the bread. >> got sweet bread. >> and then some halloween c

unicef officials say they are sending drinking water to some areas. authorities say this rainy season has killed more than 400 people. france. scientists, historians and software engineers teamed up to create this 3 dimensional animation of paris. the company behind the project invited folks to see the finished product in front of paris' town hall. the creators say they aim to give folk as virtual tour through the city's 5,000 year history. china. surfers from the united states, australia and brazil rushed to a river in the east titled born known as the silver dragon. it forms in the once a year. thousands of spectators used motor boats to chase down the swell and that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. it's the bottom of the hour. time for fox top story. suicide bomb attack in afghanistan has left three u.s. troops dead. their translator and nearly a dozen others hurt. that pushes the total number of americans killed on the ground in our nation's longest war past the mark of 2,000. that works out

i see this report as dovetailing beautifully with the unicef report on state of the world's children.what really concerns me is something that was mentioned earlier, and that is where we stand in face of the rest of the world. and that's -- it kind of speaks to our credibility as a nation when we try to talk about how wonderful the united states is. and i just wonder, one, if anyone would make any comment on the crc and, two, on whether, whether this really matters, whether where we stand in face of the rest of the world is something that this is aimed at helping with. thanks. >> mark? >> i think to the last question you asked is does this really matter, i think the answer is, yes. i mean, i don't know how it can't matter. i think that, you know, when i'm listening to bruce talk about the public opinion, um, talk about the numbers of folks that are in favor of investing in kids and yet our political leadership doesn't do anything about it really begs the question, why not? i mean, the answer to your question is emphatically yes. but the problem is that we don't somehow have enough pol

grammy award winning artist ang leak made the journey to witness what unicef is calling a silent tsunamiugh this again. she has to eat well. >> reporter: she's 21 months old, but he can't oning or even crawl. he is afflicted with stunting. >> she has to receive something today. we have to give her something today for her to eat and for kids to eat. >> reporter: stunted growth is caused by a lack of key nutrients or immunizations in the first two years of a child's life. stunted children are smaller. they don't live as long. they can have serious cognitive impairment, and are more susceptible to disease. it's devastating millions of families in kenya. >> translator: it's hard raising a child because of the way this place is. if it was just starvation, we would be able to survive, but when a child is sick, we can't cope because we keep going to the hospital. >> reporter: she says they've run out of food aid and repeated cattle raids and droughts have decimated their livestock. >> when times are tough, they depend on ela mash, this wild fruit, but it has little nutritional value, especially

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