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Cars are loaded with luggage from families fleeing from Lebanon to Syria

LEBANON: Shelters struggling to house families with an unprecedented one million people on the move and new relocation orders issued by Israeli military forces

At least one million people in Lebanon – a fifth of the population – are now displaced, with half leaving their homes in the past four days.

 

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Ground incursion of Israeli forces in south of Lebanon will have deadly consequences for children, warns Save the Children

Save the Children calls for an immediate ceasefire to prevent further suffering, ensure safe humanitarian access, and stop the conflict from escalating further across the region.

A woman and child walk with a suitcase in Syria after fleeing across the border from Lebanon

ABOUT 60,000 CHILDREN CROSSED INTO SYRIA FROM LEBANON IN LESS THAN A WEEK

About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion

A woman looks over at her inundated house in Sarlahi district, Nepal

Nepal: At least 14 children killed and schools closed after floods and landslides triggered by record breaking rain

Floods and landslides caused by unprecedented rainfall in parts of Nepal have killed at least 14 children and closed schools, said Save the Children, as the changing climate further impacts children’s lives in Asia.

Save the Children press release

Aid agencies call for action as extreme hunger spikes in Haiti

Haiti is grappling with one of the world’s worst hunger crises, with nearly half the population, or over 5 million people, facing acute food insecurity or worse. 

Save the Children Staff, walking with a girl in a school corridor, South Lebanon

About 140,000 children displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, many arriving in shelters severely distressed

Over 400,000 people have been displaced since the start of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday

Save the Children press release

Haiti’s class sizes double as mental health crisis worsens among students – Save the Children

Haiti’s ongoing violence is set to force thousands of children into overcrowded classrooms when schools reopen next week

Collage made by Marko*, eight, at Save the Children's hub for Ukrainian children, Bucharest, Romania

Children get creative with plants and poetry to illustrate their hopes as child rights mark 100 years

Children from Indonesia, Syria and Ukraine create photo montages and poems to show what is most important to them to mark 100 years of child rights

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