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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
20 Feb 2024
global
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Child Protection: An Ethical Roadmap?
“Ask Save the Children” is a generative Artificial Intelligence tool intended to equip teachers, community leaders, and child protection professionals
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9 Apr 2024
Women in Health: From being displaced to running a health centre in Sudan
Save the Children is providing healthcare support to children and families in Sudan thanks to the work of brave local healthcare workers.
27 Jun 2024
Ending Child Marriage: A New Dawn in Sierra Leone
In a monumental step for children's rights, Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a landmark bill prohibiting child marriage.
Latest Blogs
Locking eyes on recovery by elevating the Universal Health Coverage financing agenda
Progressing universal health coverage (UHC) by elevating health financing is key to advancing health and economic outcomes.
Climate justice or just more blah blah blah? Pakistan puts world leaders’ promises to the test
The world should be watching to see if the world’s high-income countries and historical emitters back their ambitious talk with real cash.
"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.
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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.
