2.  According to UNICEF development officer Hodan Hassan: Regular Resources Funds are allocated according to: 1). The country’s under five mortality rate 2). The county’s gross national product (GNP) per capita 3). The country’s child population.  Possibly determined by the number of times a nation has served on the UN Security Council? (Kuziemko, Werker)

3. CountryNumber of Times Served on UN Security Council from 1946-2009 Under 5 Mortality Rate 1990 Under 5 Mortality Rate 2007 Percent Change Angola1258158-38 % Pakistan1113290-28.4 % Sierra Leone2290262-9.6 %

4.  The global child mortality rate has decreased by 28 percent from the year 1990 in which there were 90 deaths per 1000 live births, to 65 deaths per 1000 live births in 2008 (UNICEF Press Center – Global Mortality Rate Continues to Drop) http://www.unicef.org/media/media_51087.html http://www.unicef.org/media/media_51087.html  US CMR: 8