SAVE THE CHILDREN'S NEWS AND MEDIA TEAMS CAN HELP WITH ALL MEDIA ENQUIRIES.
Top stories
31 Oct 2024
global
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.
Latest news
Twenty aid agencies in Myanmar call for full access to conflict-affected Rakhine and Chin States in the wake of increased violence
Twenty aid agencies in Myanmar call for full access to conflict-affected Rakhine and Chin States in the wake of increased violence
Save the Children: ‘This war on children needs to stop now’
Save the Children: ‘This war on children needs to stop now’
COVID-19: Forty percent of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh are scared of dying or losing a loved one to the virus
COVID-19: Forty percent of Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh are scared of dying or losing a loved one to the virus
'Anxiety, panic attacks' among displaced Syrians highlight critical gaps in mental health support
'Anxiety, panic attacks' among displaced Syrians highlight critical gaps in mental health support
Spike in violence against Venezuelan children as COVID-19 deepens crisis
Spike in violence against Venezuelan children as COVID-19 deepens crisis
.jpg-ch1257105.jpg/70cqrc5u0b1ye0imv4trur6kp4l8s7d0.JPG?g=top&w=392&h=261&format=webp&itok=L5Fauyuk "Zakir Mamun* and his son.")
MYANMAR: Conflict leads to six-fold increase in killing and maiming of children in the first three months of this year
MYANMAR: Conflict leads to six-fold increase in killing and maiming of children in the first three months of this year
NORTH WEST SYRIA: Thousands of children return to destroyed homes amid COVID-19 fears in camps
NORTH WEST SYRIA: Thousands of children return to destroyed homes amid COVID-19 fears in camps
GOVERNMENTS MUST NOT TURN THEIR BACK ON THE SAHEL, LEADING NGO’S WARN
GOVERNMENTS MUST NOT TURN THEIR BACK ON THE SAHEL, LEADING NGO’S WARN
