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17 Oct 2024
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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.
17 Oct 2024
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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.
14 Oct 2024
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.
14 Oct 2024
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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Afghanistan: About 40,000 Children Lose Homes After Heavy Rains and Flash Floods in Baghlan Province
Flash floods in Afghanistan damage houses and kills livestock and people
Burkina Faso: Number of children facing emergency hunger levels set to surge fivefold as rainy season approaches
Around 1.4 million children in Burkina Faso are facing a hunger crisis.
Afghanistan: Flash floods kill at least 200 people including children
Flash floods in Baghlan in Northern Afghanistan have killed at least 200 people - including children.
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Drought hits 900,000 families across the Philippines, with some children forced from school to help on farms
A protracted drought across large swathes of the Philippines is impacting over 900,000 families
KENYA FLOODS: DAMAGED SCHOOLS MEAN OVER 15,000 CHILDREN WILL BE UNABLE TO RETURN TO LEARNING NEXT WEEK
Raging floods in Kenya have killed more than 250 people and displaced over 250,000 people since mid March
“It’s not safe and it’s not clean, but people believe they are leaving something worse behind” - Families flee Rafah for areas with no services
Press release on Thousands of children and their families who are desperately trying to flee Rafah
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Extreme hunger in Haiti forcing children into armed gangs – Save the Children
Children are being driven to desperate measures to be able to feed themselves as Haiti grapples with record high hunger levels
Save the Children and Sesame Workshop Partner to Foster Young Children’s Climate Resilience
This new climate-response initiative aims to ensure continuity of learning amid climate disruptions, protect children's physical and emotional well-being.
