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Extreme weather events forced at least 38,000 people from their homes in Afghanistan in the first six month of this year

Children from Colombia’s Indigenous Wayuu community have composed a powerful song to draw attention to the drought and water scarcity.

In a monumental step for children's rights, Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a landmark bill prohibiting child marriage.

New EU Parliament must put the needs of children at the centre of its political agenda – Save the Children

This new climate-response initiative aims to ensure continuity of learning amid climate disruptions, protect children's physical and emotional well-being.

Nearly one in five children (17.9%) born this year will enter the world without a doctor, midwife or nurse present, putting them and their mothers in danger

It will take another 60 years to meet a global target to eliminate of all forms of corporal punishment unless the current rate of progress is sped up.

Thousands of community health workers in Cote d’Ivoire are tackling malaria by cycling between remote villages to treat children and educate families.

About 73,900 households in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta have limited access to fresh water following a weeks-long heatwave. Save the Children.

Time is running out for action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah

Children in Bangkok breathed unhealthy air for 70% of the year in 2023, Save the Children said, as the Thai capital reels from its latest air crisis.

Daniel, 11, hardly saw his friends and had limited social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Now, he's part of 'Play to Thrive'.

1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data

They may not always make the news, but these crises impact millions of people, including vulnerable children, around the world

NEW EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM NORMALISES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ENDANGERS CHILDREN.

Save the Children's Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in partnership with the Inter American Press Association and the Gabo Foundat

At least 12,000 people - 30% more than in 2022 - lost their lives due to floods, wildfires, cyclones, storms, and landslides globally in 2023, according to a new analysis from Save the Children. [1]

Refugee children globally fear discrimination and exclusion from schooling, violence in camps and the community, and want a say in their future

Number of grave violations against children in conflict rose 13% in 2022 to average 76 a day– Save the Children

The Green Climate Fund, the Global Partnership for Education and Save the Children launch the world’s largest investment for green schools at COP28

An eight-year-old boy shot dead in the street is one of the most recent casualties of violence in the occupied West Bank.

Hollywood actor, children’s author and proud Save the Children ambassador Isla Fisher has returned to Scotland

“Listen to us”: What children want from COP28 children's voices

Our deepening climate crisis means millions of children face an ever-growing threat of hunger. Here’s how we can support them to bite back.

Save the Children has welcomed the release of some Israeli children and some Palestinian children.

What does ‘investing in girls’ look like in practice? Here are 16 practical tips to make a difference.

Millions of children are facing the worst global food crisis in decades. Here’s how we can help children fight for their childhood.

The number of girls at extreme risk of facing the double blow of climate change and child marriage is set to increase 33% to nearly 40M by 2050

19 million children in Sudan out of school as conflict rages on – UNICEF, Save the Children

Thousands of children are without homes after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake devastated large parts of Herat province in western Afghanistan.

Child migrants account for four in every 100 deaths in the Mediterranean a decade after Lampedusa tragedy

Anuska, a climate child activist from Nepal writes a poem about the Climate Crisis after attending the Climate March at UNGA.

Save the Children press release on the biggest climate case taken to the European Court of Human Rights

Arsenal’s Leah Williamson will make an impassioned plea to challenge gender stereotypes and level the playing field for girls around the world.

Inger ashing on SDG summit at the UNGA in New York from Save the Children

GLOBAL GOALS: Nearly one child born every second faces risk of stunted growth by 2030 without action

Save the Children child campaigner from Nepal and giant white bear travel from Nepal to New York

GLOBAL GOALS: Two in 5 children starting school won’t be able to read by age 10 unless world leaders take action

YouTube star educator Ms Rachel joins Save the Children to help boost child literacy.

The total number of children in sub-Saharan Africa displaced within their home countries by climate-induced disasters nearly doubled last year, said S

GENEVA: Landmark recognition says inaction on climate crisis is a child rights’ violation

The impact of COVID-19, conflict and climate crises are limiting African children, Save the Children warned as African leaders meet to discuss

A girl will address the UN Security Council (UNSC) in New York in person today for the first time in its nearly 70-year history, using her experience

We spoke to Dilmani, a 16-year-old Sri Lankan climate activist. She shares her thoughts and experiences of being affected by climate change.

Children in Albania rehearse their play The Windmill to draw attention to the climate crisis

Earth Day - giant white Air Bear will begin journey around Nepal to raise awareness of air pollution

TÜRKIYE AND SYRIA DONOR CONFERENCE: Save the Children calls on world leaders to step up for children who survived Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

An analysis on the surging levels of hunger globally.

Youth and Future Generations Day at COP27: Cambodian child climate activists battling pollution from their floating schools

The climate crisis is pushing children and their families to flee their houses and their countries in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. Extreme weather combined with other vulnerabilities such as poverty and inequalities, have undermined food, water, and even economic security.

To better understand how many children across the world are affected by this dual poverty and climate risk, we conducted new data analysis, published in our new report Generation Hope. Our analysis found that 774 million children globally – one out of every three children – both live in poverty and are profoundly impacted by the climate crisis.

2.4 billion reasons to end the global climate & inequality crisis

REPORT: One in three children globally face double threat of high climate risk and crushing poverty

PHOTO SERIES: Rising food costs reflected on our plates

For World Humanitarian Day we share the stories of Sheila, Kimberly, Yasmeen and Joy. As children they were supported by Save the Children. Now, they all work with us to build a better future for and with the children of today.

Child participation and not just youth, must be at the heart of evolving education

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Families resorting to extreme measures to survive hunger crisis prompts more funding from Save the Children

Save the Children welcomes the news that multiple countries will endorse a new political declaration aimed at strengthening the protection of civilians from the use of explosive weapons in towns, cities and other populated areas.

An estimated 100,000 children living in orphanages and institutions in Ukraine are at risk of being left behind or being permanently separated.

Nothing Without Us: Children with Disabilities' have a right to be heard

What did COP26 deliver for global education?

CHILDREN HIT BY CLIMATE CRISES IN ASIA ILLUSTRATE THEIR FEARS IN ART CONTEST AT COP26

MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY JOIN WHO, SAVE THE CHILDREN IN COVID VACCINE PLEA

GLOBAL LEADERS MAKES URGENT COVID VACCINE APPEAL TO G20 CHAIR MARIO DRAGHI AHEAD OF WEEKEND SUMMIT

CLIMATE CRISES FORCE RISING NUMBERS OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES EVERY YEAR WITH NO WAY BACK

Save the Children calls on leaders at the G20 summit to drive progress for children

Safe Schools Conference: 300 children call on world leaders to protect schools from attack

Yemen: 60% of children whose school came under attack have not returned to education

LEARNING IS A LIFELINE - THE G20 MUST PROTECT EDUCATION FOR ALL AFGHAN CHILDREN