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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
global
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
Latest Blogs
"Shocked, outraged, heartbroken" - The ban on female aid workers in Afghanistan
A blog from a teacher working for Save the Children in Afghanistan on the recent ban on female aid workers
Children are bearing the brunt of the world’s ills. Let’s ensure their voices are heard
Inger Ashing reflects on the challenges children are facing & explains why we must listen to kids when it comes to issues like the climate crisis or conflict.
Far From Home: Children’s coping strategies on the Central Mediterranean Route
Blog about the experiences of children going on the hazardous journey from the Horn of Africa to Europe along the Central Mediterranean Route (CMR).
Healthcare Should Not be a Privilege: We need Strong, Integrated Health & Social Protection Systems NOW
Every year advocates globally hold governments, and stakeholders to account on their commitments to UHC and health progress for all children.
The impact of migration, hunger and drought on gender-based violence in Niger
The impact of conflict in combination with the rising cost of living is contributing to general economic hardship in communities in Niger, which is being worsened even further by the impact of the climate emergency and COVID-19. All of these challenges are affecting girls’ welfare. Limited access to food, jobs and income can put women and girls at increased risk of gender-based violence and negative coping mechanisms such as child marriage and sexual exploitation.
From students to labourers: The reality for Afghan girls living under the school ban
In this blog Sacha Myers, former Head of Media for Save the Children Afghanistan talks about the impact of the school ban on girls in Afghanistan. Read it to hear firsthand the stories of Afghan girls who have been turned from students into child labourers against their own will.
The right to rehabilitation & assistive technology: A must for Children with Disabilities
There are nearly 240 million children with disabilities in the world. These children are 20 per cent less likely to have expectations of a better life compared to children without disabilities. In 2016, it was estimated that globally 52.9 million children younger than five years old experienced a developmental disability, such as sensory impairment, intellectual disability, and autism spectrum disorders, and 95% of them lived low-middle income countries. To change this, children with disabilities must be supported through early intervention and their rights to rehabilitation and assistive technologies must become reality.
Planetary Health: Addressing climate, health and equity together
In light of the recent 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Dr Montira Pongsiri, SEA SAN Council Member and Senior Advisor on Climate and Health at Save the Children, reflects on how the science-policy interface and evidence-based decision-making is critical in addressing the planetary health crisis.
