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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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Tithi, 13, reading a storybook with her friend and younger sister

Shedding light on the black box of girls’ agency and social and emotional development in rural Bangladesh

Explore the impact of technology-assisted learning on marginalized populations through the AGREE project in Bangladesh. This blog evaluates how blended learning, combined with life skills and vocational training, enhances girls' foundational skills and agency, revealing small yet significant gains in decision-making and freedom of movement.

Gabriel Elisha, Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) officer, DRC

Staff Account: On the frontlines of the DRC’s Mpox crisis

The mpox epidemic in the DRC is unfolding in a country already plagued by conflict, hunger and disease. Children are nearly four times more likely to die from mpox than adults, making them particularly vulnerable to this outbreak. Read the blog to learn more about the situation, our response, and how you can help.

a child standing among the rubble in Gaza

What is International Humanitarian Law?

International Humanitarian Law. You've probably heard about it in the news or read about it on social media - but what is it? And what happens if it is broken?

A young boy holds some bread on a street in North Gaza

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. 

Sarah, 11, with her Save the Children child protection officer, Daisy

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. 

A van is loaded with luggage from families fleeing from Lebanon to Syria

“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.

Damage on a house from Hurricane Otis

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. 

Samar*, 28, cooking food for her children outside the tent where they live in Deir al-Balah

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.