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11 Oct 2024
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A girl marries every 30 seconds in countries ranked fragile and child marriage hotspots – New Report
Save the Children’s latest Global Girlhood Report 2024: Fragile Futures released on International Day of the Girl reveals devastating link between child marriage and fragile states.
Girls living in extremely fragile countries were found to be two times more likely to marry than girls in countries experiencing periods of greater stability.
10 Oct 2024
GAZA: AT LEAST 3,100 CHILDREN AGED UNDER FIVE KILLED WITH OTHERS AT RISK AS FAMINE LOOMS
The occupied Palestinian territory is now ranked as the deadliest place in the world for children: about 30% of the 11,300 identified children killed in Gaza were younger than five and Gaza currently has the highest rates of child malnutrition globally.
9 Oct 2024
Education disrupted for sixth year for 1.5 million children in Lebanon, with half of public schools used as shelters
This is the sixth year of significant disruptions to education for children in Lebanon, who have been hit by multiple complex crises for decades without being able to fully recover.
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9 Oct 2024
STAFF ACCOUNTS: Siege and bombardment of Sudan’s El Fasher pushes children, adults to the limits of survival
Eight aid workers describe their experiences of the brutality of the constant bombardment in El Fasher.
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DRC: MORE THAN 200 CHILDREN FEARED DEAD IN FLASH FLOODS, 90 LEFT UNACCOMPANIED
Devastating flash floods and mudslides are feared to have killed more than 200 children with another 90 children separated from their families
Schools closed and children too terrified to sleep as new round of violence hits Gaza
A press release on the latest escalation of violence in Gaza
Children fleeing Sudan arriving at borders withdrawn, anxious and scared, says Save the Children
Children fleeing the violence in Sudan are arriving in South Sudan and Egypt showing signs of acute distress and shock with some withdrawn
Child labour risks found widespread in global supply chains from cellphones to coffee: new study
The risk of child labour remains widespread in global supply chains, according to a new study by Save the Children
Asylum Ban Undermines Rights and Safety of Children Fleeing Danger - Save the Children
Biden administration’s ban on asylum, announced today, undermines the rights and safety of hundreds of thousands of migrant children and families,
STATEMENT ON ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN GAZA
Reactive statement on Gaza airstrikes that killed at least 4 children
Armed groups in North Kivu attack more than 150 schools since the start of the year, affecting over 62,000 children
Armed groups in North Kivu attack more than 150 schools since the start of the year, affecting over 62,000 children
OFFICIAL END TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DOES NOT CURE THE CRISIS FOR CHILDREN
Children’s health, education and protection must be given greater priority by governments with the official end to the COVID-19 global emergency
