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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:

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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.

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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. 

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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: COP25 is missed opportunity to fight impact climate change on children’s lives

Save the Children: COP25 is missed opportunity to fight impact climate change on children’s lives

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Refugee children must have access to education and be protected though concrete commitments at the Global Refugee Forum

Refugee children must have access to education and be protected though concrete commitments at the Global Refugee Forum

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Concerns remain for children affected by floods in Somalia

Concerns remain for children affected by floods in Somalia

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SAVE THE CHILDREN: GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR HAS FAILED TO PUNISH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA CHILDREN

SAVE THE CHILDREN: GOVERNMENT OF MYANMAR HAS FAILED TO PUNISH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA CHILDREN

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Save the Children helps relocate lone children from freezing forest camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Save the Children helps relocate lone children from freezing forest camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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SAVE THE CHILDREN: TODAY MARKS A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS JUSTICE FOR ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA CHILDREN

SAVE THE CHILDREN: TODAY MARKS A CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS JUSTICE FOR ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA CHILDREN

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Stockholm one year on: 33 children killed or injured every month in deadliest Yemeni towns

Stockholm one year on: 33 children killed or injured every month in deadliest Yemeni towns

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Save the Children deploys team of health workers to support Samoa measles response

Save the Children deploys team of health workers to support Samoa measles response