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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.

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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.

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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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YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL LIVING IN FEAR 8 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL LIVING IN FEAR 8 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

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Time running out for millions of people threatened by environmental 'ticking time bomb' off Yemen's coast

Time running out for millions of people threatened by environmental 'ticking time bomb' off Yemen's coast

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Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria

Children’s health and education at risk as severe cholera outbreak spreads in Syria

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Haiti: More than 2.2 million children in need as violence surges across the country

Haiti: More than 2.2 million children in need as violence surges across the country

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Deadly floods in Niger and Nigeria affect 75,000 children and leave communities in disarray

Deadly floods in Niger and Nigeria affect 75,000 children and leave communities in disarray

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In response to today’s State of the European Union speech, Director of Save the Children Europe Ylva Sperling issued the following statement:

Save the Children will continue working with and for children in Europe and around the world, and is ready to support the European Union institutions

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Children migrating to Europe experience horrific rates of violence, abuse and trauma: Report

The report reveals a critical lack of protection for child migrants across Europe, with children reporting violence.

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New figures reveal more than half of children in Somalia now facing malnutrition

New figures reveal more than half of children in Somalia now facing malnutrition