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31 Oct 2024
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World more dangerous than ever for children with crimes in conflict at highest level in 2023
Save the Children report reveals the number of grave violations committed against children in conflict reached highest level ever in 2023, with over 31,000 documented cases
An average of 31 children a day killed or maimed
Biggest increases in crimes against children recorded in the occupied Palestinian territory and Sudan
473 million children – or 19% of the world’s child population – lived under the weight of war in 2023
The cost of conflict skyrocketed to US $19.1 trillion last year, while investments in peace and conflict prevention remained low –with a $4 trillion gap needed to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
30 Oct 2024
Over 2.8 million children under five forced from their home across Sudan
New figures reveal over half of the 11 million displaced – or 5.8 million - are children under 18, and over one quarter – or 2.8 million - are children aged under five.
29 Oct 2024
LEBANON: At least two children killed every day in five weeks of war
The humanitarian situation in Lebanon continues to rapidly deteriorate; the latest Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed at least 60 people, including two children. Over 100 children – an average of 2 children a day – have been killed since the war started on 23 September, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.
28 Oct 2024
PHILIPPINES: Education disrupted for more than 90% of school children in wake of Storm Trami
The storm, which prompted widespread evacuations and affected 805,000 families, has disrupted learning for more than 19 million students.
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More than a quarter of a billion children better off today than 20 years ago
More than a quarter of a billion children better off today than 20 years ago
East and Southern African countries cut under-5 child deaths by 57% since 2000
East and Southern African countries cut under-5 child deaths by 57% since 2000
Education suffered over 14,000 armed attacks in last 5 years
Education suffered over 14,000 armed attacks in last 5 years
Two years after the Marawi siege in the Philippines, 1.8 million children face threats of lingering conflict across Mindanao
Two years after the Marawi siege in the Philippines, 1.8 million children face threats of lingering conflict across Mindanao
Three in four children in Puntland face acute food shortages, warns Save the Children
Three in four children in Puntland face acute food shortages, warns Save the Children
At least 400 children still separated from parents in Mozambique amidst major funding shortfall
At least 400 children still separated from parents in Mozambique amidst major funding shortfall
At least 38 children killed in shelling in Idlib and Hama, Northern Syria
At least 38 children killed in shelling in Idlib and Hama, Northern Syria
Save the Children calls for perpetrators of violations against children in conflict zones across the world to be held to account
Save the Children calls for perpetrators of violations against children in conflict zones across the world to be held to account
