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2 Nov 2024
GAZA: MASSACRE REPORTEDLY KILLS 50 CHILDREN UNDERSCORING URGENT NEED FOR GLOBAL INTERVENTION - SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children's statement in response to attacks that reportedly killed 50 children in northern Gaza:
31 Oct 2024
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World more dangerous than ever for children with crimes in conflict at highest level in 2023
Save the Children report reveals the number of grave violations committed against children in conflict reached highest level ever in 2023, with over 31,000 documented cases
An average of 31 children a day killed or maimed
Biggest increases in crimes against children recorded in the occupied Palestinian territory and Sudan
473 million children – or 19% of the world’s child population – lived under the weight of war in 2023
The cost of conflict skyrocketed to US $19.1 trillion last year, while investments in peace and conflict prevention remained low –with a $4 trillion gap needed to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
30 Oct 2024
Over 2.8 million children under five forced from their home across Sudan
New figures reveal over half of the 11 million displaced – or 5.8 million - are children under 18, and over one quarter – or 2.8 million - are children aged under five.
29 Oct 2024
LEBANON: At least two children killed every day in five weeks of war
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to rapidly deteriorate; the latest Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 60 people, including two children. Over 100 children – an average of 2 children a day – have been killed since the war started on 23 September, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.
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GAZA: MASSACRE REPORTEDLY KILLS 50 CHILDREN UNDERSCORING URGENT NEED FOR GLOBAL INTERVENTION - SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children's statement in response to attacks that reportedly killed 50 children in northern Gaza:
World more dangerous than ever for children with crimes in conflict at highest level in 2023
Save the Children report reveals the number of grave violations committed against children in conflict reached highest level ever in 2023, with over 31,000 documented cases
An average of 31 children a day killed or maimed
Biggest increases in crimes against children recorded in the occupied Palestinian territory and Sudan
473 million children – or 19% of the world’s child population – lived under the weight of war in 2023
The cost of conflict skyrocketed to US $19.1 trillion last year, while investments in peace and conflict prevention remained low –with a $4 trillion gap needed to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Over 2.8 million children under five forced from their home across Sudan
New figures reveal over half of the 11 million displaced – or 5.8 million - are children under 18, and over one quarter – or 2.8 million - are children aged under five.
LEBANON: At least two children killed every day in five weeks of war
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to rapidly deteriorate; the latest Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 60 people, including two children. Over 100 children – an average of 2 children a day – have been killed since the war started on 23 September, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.
PHILIPPINES: Education disrupted for more than 90% of school children in wake of Storm Trami
The storm, which prompted widespread evacuations and affected 805,000 families, has disrupted learning for more than 19 million students.
GAZA: DEADLY 24 HOURS UNDERSCORES URGENT NEED FOR GLOBAL INTERVENTION WITH YET MORE CHILDREN KILLED - SAVE THE CHILDREN
Civilian attacks by Israeli forces across the Gaza strip have escalated in the past 24 hours, underscoring the urgent need for international intervention. The threat of attacks and lack of fuel and supplies have left rescue services unable to operate in northern Gaza where more than 150 Palestinians, including children, were reported killed or injured overnight Thursday.
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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen donates US$500,000 to Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee for Sudan
Actor and screenwriter Sacha Baron Cohen has donated US$500,000 to Save the Children and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for their work in Sudan which is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis and heading towards the worst famine seen in decades.
Major new programme to support a fifth of southern Malawi’s population to tackle climate-induced health risks
One fifth of the population of southern Malawi will be better equipped to safeguard against climate-aggravated health risks due to a US$37 million initiative announced today by the Green Climate Fund, the Government of Malawi, and Save the Children and its partners.
