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9 Dec 2024
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Saving Lives Amid Blockades: How Save the Children brought hope to Gaza
Since August 2024, families across Gaza have faced an escalating humanitarian crisis and extreme food shortages. Save the Children International launched an urgent operation to deliver lifesaving food aid to the most vulnerable communities in northern and southern Gaza.
2 Dec 2024
Vanuatu Teen Climate Activist to Address Historic Climate Justice Hearings at the International Court of Justice
Vepaia, a young climate activist from Vanuatu, is heading to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to testify, advocating for the inclusion of children’s rights in the climate justice debate, and calling for an advisory opinion that acknowledges states’ obligations to tackle the climate crisis and protect future generations.
25 Nov 2024
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ONLINE SAFETY: TIPS FOR KEEPING YOUR TEENAGERS SAFE
We have worked with Save the Children’s experts in online safety to develop tips for parents, teachers, leaders of children’s clubs, social workers and anyone else who may interact with teenagers to help them stay safe online.
25 Sep 2024
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Five ways the rights of children have progressed in the past 100 years
Children’s lives have changed for the better in many ways in the 100 years since the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child were endorsed
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Northern Gaza: siege, strikes and starvation
In northern Gaza, an already starving population has been cut off from food, with no confirmed deliveries since 1st of October. They live in fear of attack and fear that if they try to leave, they still won’t find safety or be allowed to return. Here we outline the devastating and horrific situation for children and their families in northern Gaza right now.
It is time for Governments to Redefine Child Protection and Celebrate their Diverse Workforce
Social workers play a crucial role in child protection, often overlooked by the public. This blog emphasizes the positive impact of social workers who support families and advocate for children's welfare globally and calls for investment in preventative and responsive child protection services to ensure every child thrives ahead of the Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children.
“I want to go back, even if my house is bombed” - Lebanon’s children’s hope to reclaim their dreams
Nadine Malli who works with Save the Children in Lebanon, has 10 years of experience working within the humanitarian sector. Currently, she is part of Save the Children Lebanon’s ongoing emergency response. Here she shares a testimony of her experiences.
Guide: How to help children in a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon
This 9-step guide provides tips on how to keep children safe during a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon.
A doctor's story of hunger in Gaza
Nearly all 1.1 million children in Gaza are unable to get enough to eat after a year of Israeli bombardment and near-total siege. Children are dying because of malnutrition, dehydration and disease. Doctor Jamal Imam* is a Palestinian nutrition specialist working for Save the Children in Gaza and shares his experience.
Heartbreak and Resilience: Stories of Gaza's children through the eyes of Save the Children staff
Five Save the Children staff members who have worked in Gaza in recent months or are permanently based in Gaza have shared some moments that have had a lasting impact on them.
We are at a crossroads: 100-years of hard-won progress in making the world a better place for children could be undone if we do not act now
Op-ed by Inger Ashing, SCI CEO to mark 100 years since the Declaration of the Rights of the Child were adopted by the League of Nations
