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It is time for Governments to Redefine Child Protection and Celebrate their Diverse Workforce
Social workers play a crucial role in child protection, often overlooked by the public. This blog emphasizes the positive impact of social workers who support families and advocate for children's welfare globally and calls for investment in preventative and responsive child protection services to ensure every child thrives ahead of the Ministerial Conference to End Violence Against Children.
One third of children worldwide exposed to extreme heatwaves as temperatures hit record highs, new report reveals
One-third of the total global child population—or 766 million children—were exposed to extreme heatwaves in the year between July 2023 and June 2024
AFGHANISTAN: Extreme weather forces more people from their homes in first six months of 2024 than all 2023
Extreme weather events forced at least 38,000 people from their homes in Afghanistan in the first six month of this year
Child Account: “MY SOUL HURTS” - YAZIDI CHILD 10 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE
A Child Account from a 15-year-old Yazidi Girl, Viyan* who lives in an IDP camp, northern Iraq
PHILIPPINES: School suspended after powerful storm wreaks havoc with warnings over disease
Classes across the Philippines were suspended following a powerful typhoon that swept across the country.
Child rights groups vow to further drive campaign on female genital mutilation after the Gambia upholds a ban
"Harmful practices like FGM must never be allowed"
Children from Colombia’s Indigenous Wayuu Community Compose New Song to Demand Climate Action
Children from Colombia’s Indigenous Wayuu community have composed a powerful song to draw attention to the drought and water scarcity.
SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2024 OPENS FOR ENTRIES
Save the Children International launches its inaugural Global Media Awards to celebrate excellence in journalism for child rights.
‘There is a wall between us’: As new school year begins in Thailand, funding shortages hinder education for refugee children on Myanmar border
As Thai children head back to school following a long summer break, a lack of funding has hindered many displaced children from Myanmar.
Children to tell Inter-American Court of Human Rights how climate change is affecting them in historic hearing
Save the Children press release on children speaking about how climate change is affecting their rights at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
More than half of Pakistan’s school age children will be out of school due to extreme heat
More than half of Pakistan’s school age children – about 26 million - will be locked out of classrooms for a week due to an ongoing heat wave.
Children in Pacific Island countries face increasing levels of violence
Children in Pacific Island countries face increasing levels of violence, a Save the Children study has found.
Vietnam’s El Niño-induced drought leaves about 73,900 households in Mekong River Delta with limited access to fresh water
About 73,900 households in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta have limited access to fresh water following a weeks-long heatwave. Save the Children.
Duarte Agostinho ECHR case: disappointing outcome for the six young applicants’ access to justice
Duarte Agostinho ECHR case: disappointing outcome for the six young applicants’ access to justice but children should not lose hope following Court’s
Mongolia's extreme winter: 5.2 million livestock dead as children miss out on school
Mongolia’s extreme winter conditions, or Dzud, shows no sign of abating and Mongolia has lost 5.2 million livestock.
Spike in arrivals of unaccompanied Rohingya children in Indonesia highlights increasing desperation – Save the Children
About 250 unaccompanied Rohingya children arrived in Indonesia in the last three months of 2023.
INDONESIA: Floods force more than 15,000 children from their homes in Sumatra as Indonesia battles second climate crisis in a month
Flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have affected about 15,500 children and 40,000 families.
“We are exhausted searching for water” - Indigenous children battle hunger, disease and water shortages, as Colombia feels the impact of El Nino
The devastating impact of the climate crisis on children in Colombia’s largest indigenous group, the Wayuu, is illustrated in this powerful series of
International Women’s Day: Save the Children, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation launch new initiative to empower Girls to become Unstoppable Women
A new ‘Girls Unstoppable’ programme has its sights on freeing up girls from chores and care work and getting them into girls clubs.
