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Major new programme to support a fifth of southern Malawi’s population to tackle climate-induced health risks
One fifth of the population of southern Malawi will be better equipped to safeguard against climate-aggravated health risks due to a US$37 million initiative announced today by the Green Climate Fund, the Government of Malawi, and Save the Children and its partners.
LEBANON: Over 400,000 forcibly displaced children at growing risk of scabies, cholera and waterborne diseases
The first case of cholera was detected in Lebanon, where over 400,000 children have been forcibly displaced by the escalating conflict. Children in Lebanon are now at growing risk of skin diseases, cholera, and other waterborne diseases due to overcrowded, basic conditions in collective shelters and a lack of water and sanitation facilities.
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Sudan: Famine crisis worsens as children show physical signs of starvation
The extremely high rate of global acute malnutrition (GAM) among children under 5 is pushing communities into high risk of famine for the first time since the war began over 18 months ago.
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‘ROHINGYA REFUGEES MUST BE GIVEN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION’ – SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT
Save the Children is calling for Indonesia and other countries in Asia to provide protection and humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees after a boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya, including women and children, was sighted off the coast of Indonesia.
Save the Children announces finalists of the Global Media Awards 2024
Save the Children is proud to announce the finalists for its inaugural Global Media Awards 2024, representing outlets from around the world whose innovative & impactful reporting has raised awareness about the challenges & achievements of children whose unique rights were first recognised exactly 100 years ago.
West and Central Africa: About 10 million children forced out of schools by worst flooding in recent years
The unprecedented heavy rains across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have created a worsening education crisis.
Nowhere safe in Gaza as attacks in the north and hospital ablaze in the south put the lives of children and families at risk
Up to 400,000 Palestinians are trapped across northern Gaza, and a deadly fire is spreading through Gaza's Al-Aqsa hospital sheltering thousands in the so-called “humanitarian zone” following an Israeli airstrike.
SUDAN: OVER 2 MILLION BABIES BORN INTO 18 MONTHS OF DEVASTATING CONFLICT
It is estimated that about 4,000 babies are born on average every day in Sudan, which has entered its 18th month of conflict.
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