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2 Nov 2024
GAZA: MASSACRE REPORTEDLY KILLS 50 CHILDREN UNDERSCORING URGENT NEED FOR GLOBAL INTERVENTION - SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children's statement in response to attacks that reportedly killed 50 children in northern Gaza:
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.
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Save the children statement on new Ebola case in Ituri, DRC, near Ugandan border
Save the children statement on new Ebola case in Ituri, DRC, near Ugandan border
Civilian casualties soar in Hodeidah since devastating offensive that began in June
Civilian casualties soar in Hodeidah since devastating offensive that began in June
YEMEN: A further one million children at risk of famine as food and fuel prices soar across the country
YEMEN: A further one million children at risk of famine as food and fuel prices soar across the country
Philippines: More than a million children missing out on education as thousands of schools remain shut following “super” Typhoon Mangkhut
Philippines: More than a million children missing out on education as thousands of schools remain shut following “super” Typhoon Mangkhut
Philippines: Homes flattened and trees uprooted in trail of destruction left by “super” Typhoon Mangkhut
Philippines: Homes flattened and trees uprooted in trail of destruction left by “super” Typhoon Mangkhut
Save the Children Helping Kids and Families in the Carolinas Displaced by Hurricane Florence
Save the Children Helping Kids and Families in the Carolinas Displaced by Hurricane Florence
Uganda Launches new Education Response Plan for Africa’s biggest refugee crisis
Uganda Launches new Education Response Plan for Africa’s biggest refugee crisis
Philippines: Millions of children at risk as country braces for potential devastation from Super Typhoon Mangkhut
Save the Children is deploying an emergency response team to the affected area
