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5 Nov 2024

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Online Safety: What Adults Can Learn from Children

Across all cultures and ages, children are suspicious of people they don’t know online, and we see them developing strategies to protect themselves. But it shouldn’t be just their responsibility to stay safe online - they need adults, especially their parents and caregivers, to step up and help. 

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16 Oct 2024

“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.

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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.

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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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Anderson staff from Haiti

Staff Account from Haiti: “I’ve never felt more powerless in my own country”

Staff account by a humanitarian worker in Haiti who has been directly affected by the rising violence

Sandi*, 9, during an activity at Save the Children's Temporary Learning Space in a displacement camp in Northeast Syria

Education is a Lifeline in Emergencies

As many children across the world head back to school, millions of children are being robbed of their education by conflicts and emergencies.

Dr. Jamal Imam, a physician in Gaza

STAFF ACCOUNT: The Aid Worker Dilemma - Provide Care and Stay Alive in Gaza

Save the Children staff account from a physician who has dedicated his medical skills to helping children in Gaza.

Emergency Health Unit Nurse Becky Platt attends to Ahmed* (10) at a hospital in the Gaza Strip

Staff account: “The level of human suffering was absolutely mind blowing”: A Paediatric Nurse's account on the Devastating Impact of War on Children in Gaza

Harrowing testimony by a paediatric nurse on her deployment to Gaza to support our medical and humanitarian efforts.

Children in Brussels at the EU parliament election

Europe’s new term: Seizing the moment for children worldwide

As the EU enters a new term, it's important to remember it has been a steadfast supporter of children's rights

Amandhi*, 4, and her sisters Sashini*, 6, and Harini*, 2, spend time drawing together in their home in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Combatting Child Trafficking in Sri Lanka

The scale of human trafficking in Sri Lanka has risen alarmingly. Find out what Save the Children is doing to counteract this growing crisis.

Roksana,34, carrying daughter Rumi, 5, crossing land during a heatwav

How does extreme heat impact children?

After a year of record-breaking temperatures, it is important to understand how extreme heat affects children

Zaynab*, 16, sits for a portrait in her compound in Borno, Nigeria

Banning FGM in Gambia: A great victory for girls

A ban on female genital mutilation was nearly reversed in The Gambia but through civil rights campaigning it was prevented