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Guide: How to help children in a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon
This 9-step guide provides tips on how to keep children safe during a hurricane, storm, cyclone or typhoon.
Children and families at risk of being cut off from food, medical supplies as rains cut access to Sudan’s Central and West Darfur states
"Since the start of the rains in June, flooding has added another layer of difficulty to delivering humanitarian aid to people in dire need"
Children still trapped in their homes as worst floods in 30 years devastate Northeast Nigeria
Heavy rains in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria have led to the worst flooding in 30 years, affecting at least 239,000 people
Vietnam: Strongest storm in decades destroys homes, schools as 27 children lose their lives in one village
Save the Children press release on floods in Vietnam that have killed at least 27 children
WEST AFRICA FLOODS: Nearly 950,000 people displaced and children sheltering in schools just weeks before school term starts
Hundreds of thousands of children now displaced from their homes are facing disease, hunger from crop destruction, and disruption to their education
Sudan: Major cholera outbreak as heavy rains hit displacement camps and no end to fighting
Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding.
Pakistan: Over half of flood-related deaths are children as heavy rains displace thousands
More than 150 children killed by floods and heavy rains in #Pakistan since July - over half of all deaths with thousands displaced.
Staff Account from Haiti: “I’ve never felt more powerless in my own country”
Staff account by a humanitarian worker in Haiti who has been directly affected by the rising violence
Education is a Lifeline in Emergencies
As many children across the world head back to school, millions of children are being robbed of their education by conflicts and emergencies.
VIETNAM: Back-to-school challenges ahead as flood-hit areas struggle to recover
As children in Vietnam prepare to head back to school, many face safety risks due to damaged infrastructure after floods. Save the Children.
STAFF ACCOUNT: The Aid Worker Dilemma - Provide Care and Stay Alive in Gaza
Save the Children staff account from a physician who has dedicated his medical skills to helping children in Gaza.
INDIA: More than 1,580 children displaced in one of India’s deadliest landslides
Massive landslides in India’s southwestern Kerala state have killed more than 385 people. More than 1,580 children displaced. Save the Children.
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
Staff account: “The level of human suffering was absolutely mind blowing”: A Paediatric Nurse's account on the Devastating Impact of War on Children in Gaza
Harrowing testimony by a paediatric nurse on her deployment to Gaza to support our medical and humanitarian efforts.
Sudan crisis: Severe acute malnutrition skyrocketing in Save the Children clinics as country now in worst phase of food insecurity
Save the Children press release on hunger and severe acute malnutrition in Sudan
Ethiopia: More than 1,320 children remain at risk following week of deadly landslides
Hundreds of children living in the remote Gofa zone of Southern Ethiopia remain at risk of death and injury from rain-induced disasters
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.
AFGHANISTAN: At least 1,500 children lose their homes as country battered by latest deadly floods
Floods from heavy rains have killed about 40 people in eastern Afghanistan and about 1,500 children have lost their homes Save the Children said.
South Sudan on the brink of famine as it braces for worst floods in 60 years
South Sudan on the brink of famine as it braces for worst floods in 60 years
Why are children in Gaza and Sudan at risk of famine?
Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza and Sudan are at risk of famine. But what does that mean exactly?
Mozambique: Rising violence driving up child marriage in Cabo Delgado province
The violence has also led to the widespread destruction of property and displacement
Child hunger in Sudan almost doubles in six months with three in every four children affected
Conflict in Sudan is driving hunger to record levels
Devastating new figures reveal Gaza’s child hunger catastrophe
Devastating new figures reveal Gaza’s child hunger catastrophe
35 million children are under threat in most active Atlantic hurricane season ever - Save the Children
About 35 million children are living in areas exposed to Atlantic hurricanes during what could be the most active hurricane season in recorded history
India heatwave: Warning issued for four states as heat curbs outdoor play for children
India’s heatwave shows no sign of abating as the country’s meteorological department warned of extreme heat.
Sudan Staff Account: "The girl’s horrendous experience reminded me of my own experience when an explosive device fell into our compound"
A staff account from a health manager working in Sudan. In this blog he speaks about how the conflict is impacting people in North Darfur.
PHILIPPINES: Mount Kanlaon eruption forces 385,000 children out of school
A volcanic eruption in the Philippines has forced at least 684 schools to close.
‘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.
Floods in Sri Lanka kill 15 people and force four million children out of classrooms
While monsoon rains are normal in Sri Lanka, impacts such as flooding are now more frequent and severe due to climate change
HORN OF AFRICA: 600K CHILDREN AFFECTED BY DEVASTATING FLOODS AS TORRENTIAL RAINS THREATEN FURTHER HAVOC
Devastating floods and landslides have affected about 600,000 children across Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia so far this year.
Leaders must take action to protect children in India as country swelters through record-breaking heatwave – Save the Children
Children's health is being tested to the extreme as India grapples with one of its worst heatwaves on record.
SUDAN: Violent attacks on schools and education surge fourfold in one year of conflict
Aid agencies including Save the Children, who work on education in Sudan, warn that the country is on the brink of the worst education crisis in the world
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.
Floods in Afghanistan: What do they mean for children?
Explainer about the situation in Afghanistan since the flash floods that have left over 40,000 children homeless.
Afghanistan floods: ‘There is no life left for us here. You want to put your head in your hands and shout and cry.’
Afghanistan floods: ‘There is no life left for us here. You want to put your head in your hands and shout and cry.’
Afghanistan: Flash floods kill at least 200 people including children
Flash floods in Baghlan in Northern Afghanistan have killed at least 200 people - including children.
Amid war, and on camelback: how Sudan’s vaccinators are delivering a dose of hope
A year of conflict has left Sudan’s immunisation safety net frayed. Gavi and Save the Children are helping vaccinators patch it back up.
Drought hits 900,000 families across the Philippines, with some children forced from school to help on farms
A protracted drought across large swathes of the Philippines is impacting over 900,000 families
STAFF ACCOUNT: I’ve seen Gaza’s horrors – now is not the time for the world to look away
Testimony by Sacha Myers on her visit to the Gaza Strip where she saw the real horrors of this war and its impact on children.
KENYA FLOODS: DAMAGED SCHOOLS MEAN OVER 15,000 CHILDREN WILL BE UNABLE TO RETURN TO LEARNING NEXT WEEK
Raging floods in Kenya have killed more than 250 people and displaced over 250,000 people since mid March
All Eyes on Rafah: What’s next for children in Gaza?
On 6 May, Israeli forces ordered thousands of people to flee parts of Rafah. Over a million - 600,000 children - are at risk of forced displacement.
Extreme hunger in Haiti forcing children into armed gangs – Save the Children
Children are being driven to desperate measures to be able to feed themselves as Haiti grapples with record high hunger levels
Save the Children warns of deadly consequences for children following new relocation orders for families in Rafah
The orders follow a night of intense bombardment in Rafah, killing at least 22 people including eight children
Dozens reported killed and injured in DRC displacement camp amid shell explosions
Shells hit a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Heat-stricken Bangladesh extends school closures
Bangladesh has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools for another week following country-wide closures brought about by a heatwave.
Afghanistan: Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses
Nearly 400,000 children to receive medicines from humanitarian aid flight after rise in preventable illnesses
Corporal Punishment: At current rate, 60 years needed to meet 2030 target for global ban to protect children
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.
GAZA STAFF ACCOUNT: The Reality of the Humanitarian Catastrophe
Words by Soraya Ali, an award-winning humanitarian and journalist on her visit to Gaza where she captures the war's impact on children.
HAITI: 600 children daily dodging gunfire as they flee Haitian capital in month of violence
Nearly 600 children a day on average have fled their homes in Port-au-Prince since early March as the capital faces renewed attacks.
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.
NIGERIA: One in six children set to go hungry as kidnappings, conflict and rising prices push food out of reach
Around one in six – or 15.6 million – children in Nigeria are facing hunger in the lead up to the lean season, according to a new analysis.
Trapani enquiry: Case against Save the Children staff dismissed
The decision by an Italian court to dismiss a case against charities and their staff members running search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean i
STAFF ACCOUNT - “My grandmother died in transit; the other passengers asked the driver to drop us off because they didn’t want to travel with a dead body.”
Monica* is a 25-year-old woman, who was born in South Sudan but fled to Sudan in 2013 when war broke out and had to flee back to South Sudan last year
Sudan's year of war: one in two children in the line of fire
During one year of war in Sudan more than 10 million children have been in an active warzone
Bisan: 6 months of war in Gaza
A month-by-month account of Bisan's experiences of 6 months of war in Gaza.
Half of out-of-school children live in countries most vulnerable to climate change, with Philippines latest to shut schools due to extreme weather
Around one in two out-of-school children and adolescents live in countries at the forefront of the climate crisis, Save the Children analysis finds.
“We go to sleep hungry”: Children surviving on boiled waterlily roots and wild fruits as drought devastates 50% of Zambia’s food crops
Save the Children press release on failed crops in Zambia due to drought
After fleeing the war in Sudan myself, I can relate to children who have faced the same ordeal.
Almost 1 year on since the conflict broke out in Sudan, colleague Stephen provides an account on what fleeing the conflict to South Sudan was like.
Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored
Time is running out for action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah
PHILIPPINES: Heatwave forces hundreds of schools to shut with classes moved online to beat the heat
Extreme heat in the Philippines has forced hundreds of schools to shut as its government warns temperatures could soar further this week.
“It’s not fair to die of hunger” - The lives of malnourished children in Gaza endangered by obliteration and obstruction of medical care
Malnourished children in Gaza are not getting the food and medical care they need to survive.
DRC: Violence in North Kivu forces over 500 schools to close, with teachers kidnapped and students terrified
Violence in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced over 500 schools to close in the past year.
Queen Rania Meets with Save the Children CEO for Update on Children in Gaza
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met on Wednesday with the CEO of Save the Children International Inger Ashing
Crisis at border of South Sudan and Sudan escalating as about 1,000 people arrive daily even after nearly one year of war
bout 1,000 people a day are fleeing into South Sudan from Sudan after nearly one year of war, arriving in scorching heat and with children in dire nee
HAITI: ONE IN FIVE FAMILIES ON VERGE OF FAMINE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AS GANG VIOLENCE GRIPS CAPITAL
About five million people in Haiti, including one in two children, are now facing acute levels of food insecurity.
UN SECURITY COUNCIL PASSES TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION: NOW WORDS MUST BECOME ACTION TO PROTECT GAZA'S CHILDREN
The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today.
DENYING FOOD AID TO STARVING FAMILIES AT RISK OF FAMINE IN NORTHERN GAZA WILL SEND MORE CHILDREN TO THEIR GRAVES
The decision by Israeli authorities to reject United Nations Relief and UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza will accelerate the risk of famine.
GAZA’S CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE TO BE KILLED AS UN SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN FAILS TO PASS CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION
The more than one million children trapped in Gaza will continue to be exposed to bombs, guns and starvation
Cholera kills 54 people in Somalia with cases rising – Save the Children
Cholera kills 54 people in Somalia with cases rising – Save the Children
FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN CHILDREN UPROOTED BY VIOLENCE IN WEST AFRICA’S CENTRAL SAHEL
Escalating violence has led to a five-fold surge in the number of children forced from their homes over the past five years in central Sahel.
