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DRC: Violence in North Kivu forces over 500 schools to close, with teachers kidnapped and students terrified

Violence in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced over 500 schools to close in the past year.

Inger Ashing meeting Queen Rania of Jordan

Queen Rania Meets with Save the Children CEO for Update on Children in Gaza

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met on Wednesday with the CEO of Save the Children International Inger Ashing

children in displacement centre

Crisis at border of South Sudan and Sudan escalating as about 1,000 people arrive daily even after nearly one year of war

bout 1,000 people a day are fleeing into South Sudan from Sudan after nearly one year of war, arriving in scorching heat and with children in dire nee

The cold weather conditions brought on by Dzud – a natural phenomenon when drought is followed by a harsh winter, kills crops and freezes livestock to death.

Mongolia's extreme winter: 5.2 million livestock dead as children miss out on school

Mongolia’s extreme winter conditions, or Dzud, shows no sign of abating and Mongolia has lost 5.2 million livestock.

house in haiti

HAITI: ONE IN FIVE FAMILIES ON VERGE OF FAMINE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AS GANG VIOLENCE GRIPS CAPITAL

About five million people in Haiti, including one in two children, are now facing acute levels of food insecurity.

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UN SECURITY COUNCIL PASSES TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION: NOW WORDS MUST BECOME ACTION TO PROTECT GAZA'S CHILDREN

The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today.

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DENYING FOOD AID TO STARVING FAMILIES AT RISK OF FAMINE IN NORTHERN GAZA WILL SEND MORE CHILDREN TO THEIR GRAVES

The decision by Israeli authorities to reject United Nations Relief and UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza will accelerate the risk of famine.

Student Walking in a displacement camp in Yemen

Yemen: Nine years into conflict and two years into truce, school dropouts soar

One-third of families surveyed in Yemen have at least one child who has dropped out of school in the past two years

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