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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.
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.
4 Oct 2024
Death rates from cholera outbreaks surge in Sudan and Nigeria as flooding, conflict hinder treatment
Death rates from major cholera outbreaks in Sudan and Nigeria have surged to up to three times the global average putting thousands of children at risk as cases continue to rise as conflict and flooding hamper access to treatment, said Save the Children.
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Greece: Less than one third of unaccompanied children get asylum approved, leaving the rest at risk
Most unaccompanied children seeking safety in Greece have their asylum claims rejected, leaving them without legal papers and vulnerable to abuse
Italy: Many children of migrant farm workers live hidden from sight and isolated from schools
Save the Children Italy press release about migrant children in Italy
African leaders must invest more in education to create workers of the future: Save the Children
The impact of COVID-19, conflict and climate crises are limiting African children, Save the Children warned as African leaders meet to discuss
Ukraine: Thousands of children lack safe drinking water as Kakhovka Dam crisis unravels
More than one million people in Ukraine are experiencing severe water shortages following the Kakhovka Dam explosion, depriving children of safe drink
Dengue outbreaks threaten children across Asia as extreme weather spurs mosquitos
A spike in dengue fever outbreaks across Asia is putting children at risk with the situation set to get worse in the coming weeks
STAFF ACCOUNT: “The violence is everywhere, there is looting everywhere.”
An account from our colleague Sara Abdelrazil on the impact of lawlessness and displacement in her town of El Obeid in North K
Right to a Healthy Environment Global Coalition Wins UN Human Rights Prize
Coalition including Save the Children wins UN Human Rights Prize
Rwanda: Nearly 100 babies saved in three months as caesarean sections made available in refugee camp
Press release from Save the Children on caesarean sections in Rwanda refugee camp