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ABOUT 60,000 CHILDREN CROSSED INTO SYRIA FROM LEBANON IN LESS THAN A WEEK
About 60,000 children have fled into Syria from Lebanon in the past week, with many suffering from dehydration and exhaustion
About 140,000 children displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, many arriving in shelters severely distressed
Over 400,000 people have been displaced since the start of Israeli airstrikes on Sunday
Haiti’s class sizes double as mental health crisis worsens among students – Save the Children
Haiti’s ongoing violence is set to force thousands of children into overcrowded classrooms when schools reopen next week
Children get creative with plants and poetry to illustrate their hopes as child rights mark 100 years
Children from Indonesia, Syria and Ukraine create photo montages and poems to show what is most important to them to mark 100 years of child rights
TWO-THIRDS OF CHILDREN INTERACT DAILY ONLINE WITH PEOPLE THEY DON’T KNOW DESPITE GROOMING FEARS - REPORT
Over six in 10 children with access to the internet interact with "unknown others” daily despite concerns about online grooming
SUDAN: CHILDREN UNDER FIRE AS PARTS OF COUNTRY RECORD MOST VIOLENT MONTH SINCE FEBRUARY
The conflict in Sudan has seen a major increase in intensity in recent weeks, with violence hitting a seven-month high
THAILAND, VIETNAM FLOODS: More than 900 schools damaged, leaving children unable to return to learning
Floods in Thailand and Vietnam have damaged more than 900 schools across both countries, leaving children out of classes
CHILDREN AT RISK AND TERRIFIED AS CONFLICT ESCALATES IN LEBANON
At least 21 children are among an estimated 270 people killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon
STATEMENT: PACT FOR THE FUTURE NEEDS TO INVOLVE CHILDREN TO CREATE REAL CHANGE
World leaders adopting the Pact for the Future at the United Nations need to put children at the centre says Save the Children
Don Cheadle, Dame Emma Thompson, Julianne Moore, Khaled Hosseini, Robert Redford and Sir Mo Farah among more than 150 notable parents urging an end to fossil fuels ahead of UN Summit of the Future
In an open letter addressed to world leaders, more than 150 notable parents from across the globe are calling for an end to the world’s “dangerous dependence on fossil fuels” ahead of the UN Summit of the Future
WORLD’S MOST DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN BEING LEFT BEHIND WITH GLOBAL GOALS MISSING TARGETS – NEW REPORT
Children from rural and poor families are increasingly being left behind in global development, as the world falters towards its achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Nigeria floods: three million children in Borno state without school and exposed to child marriage, malnutrition and disease
More than 400,000 people have been uprooted from their homes across the state
Save the Children supports thousands of Palestinians, including newborn babies, medically evacuated from Gaza to Egypt, with funding from Community Jameel
Thousands of Palestinians, including newborn babies, evacuated from Gaza to Egypt with urgent medical needs are receiving critical support from Save the Children
EDUCATION, SAFE HOMES AND AN END TO VIOLENCE: THE CHANGES CHILDREN WANT AFTER 100 YEARS OF CHILD RIGHTS
End conflict; find solutions to the climate crisis so children are not forced from their homes; give girls a louder voice
ISRAEL’S SIEGE NOW BLOCKS 83% OF FOOD AID REACHING GAZA, NEW DATA REVEALS
Interagency statement on food aid blocked from reaching Gaza.
Survivors, advocates and experts call on govts to confront the alarming crisis of violence impacting 1 in 2 children worldwide in UN-backed open letter
Public figures, including world-renowned actors Will Poulter, Forest Whitaker, and Gillian Anderson add their voices to open letter to world leaders
FIVE PALESTINIAN CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED ON AVERAGE EVERY DAY IN THE WEST BANK SINCE OCTOBER
The number of children killed or injured by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank has more than doubled since last October.
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
STATEMENT: IN SYRIA CHILDREN LOSING THEIR FUTURES AS VIOLENCE ESCALATES
“Children are paying the highest price for the ongoing conflict in Syria"
SOUTH SUDAN: REFUGEES FLEEING WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SUDAN CONFRONTED WITH LACK OF FOOD ACROSS THE BORDER
Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan face hunger and disease in South Sudan as aid funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and food costs soar.
INTERAGENCY STATEMENT CALLING ON UN Member States to take urgent steps to protect people deprived of their liberty across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel
We, the undersigned organizations, call on all UN Member States to take urgent steps to protect people deprived of their liberty across oPt and Israel
“Delete the Children” campaign launched in South Korea as schools face sexually explicit AI ‘deepfakes’ crisis
Save the Children has launched its “Delete the Children” campaign in Korea to ramp-up protection of children’s images online. AI crisis.
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.
STATEMENT: BABY AMONG THOSE KILLED IN DEADLY ATTACKS IN UKRAINE
"Even far away from the frontline children can never be truly safe from attacks"
UNIQLO AND MAGNUM PHOTOS LAUNCH GLOBAL EXHIBITION CAPTURING LIVES OF CHILDREN IN CONFLICT AND CRISIS
A powerful new photography exhibition documenting the lives of children experiencing conflict and crisis
THREE IN FOUR CHILDREN IN UKRAINE LIVE IN FEAR AS ATTACKS ONCE AGAIN ESCALATE
Three in four children in Ukraine are living in constant fear amid an escalating mental health crisis, with recent missile and drone attacks
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
Children injured in one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine since start of full-scale war
Children injured in one of the biggest attacks on Ukraine since start of full-scale war
GAZA: Aid agencies and medical professionals warn of dangers of a mass polio outbreak without urgent action, endangering a generation of children
Aid agencies and medical professionals have joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered
Gaza: New Israeli orders force thousands in Deir al-Balah to flee again, and disrupt last aid hub
New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers.
Sudan: Hundreds of unaccompanied children among thousands fleeing latest surge of fighting
Nearly 500 unaccompanied and separated children have arrived in Blue Nile and Gedaref states over six weeks as fighting forces more people to flee.
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.
HAITI: Five children a week on average killed or injured in armed violence in 2024 – Save the Children
At least 131 children, have been reported killed or injured in Haiti so far in 2024, Save the Children said.
Children need to return to classes after weeks of unrest and uncertainty – Save the Children
Children need to return to classes after weeks of unrest and uncertainty – Save the Children
NEWBORN BABIES CATCHING DEADLY MPOX IN DRC’S OVERCROWDED HOSPITALS AS CASES SKYROCKET
Newborn babies as young as two weeks old are catching the deadly mpox virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s overcrowded hospitals
Actor Sam Neill to sell cast-autographed Jurassic Park collection to support child refugees
Actor Sam Neill to sell cast-autographed Jurassic Park collection to support child refugees
UKRAINE: CHILD CASUALTIES SEE ALARMING SPIKE IN 2024 AS WAR MARKS 900 DAYS
Child casualties in Ukraine surge by nearly 40% in the first half of this year, in nearly 900 days of war. Save the Children press release
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.
YEMEN: TWO MONTHS ON, HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACCESS AND RELEASE OF DETAINED COLLEAGUES
Below is a joint statement from Save the Children, Oxfam and CARE International on our colleagues detained in Yemen for two months now.
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
ABOUT 1,300 YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL MISSING 10 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE
Press release to mark 10 years since the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq.
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
Save the Children and Fedi Announce First-of-its-Kind Collaboration Aimed at Revolutionising Cash Assistance Through Bitcoin
Global humanitarian organisation Save the Children and Fedi, Inc., announced a groundbreaking collaboration
GAZA: Nearly 300 days into the war, attacks on 'humanitarian zones', never-ending relocation orders and aid worker fatalities cripple aid delivery
Intensified Israeli airstrikes in areas of Gaza have drastically impeded the ability to deliver life-saving supplies
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.
Statement on attacks in Khan Younis that killed at least 84 people including 24 children
“Nearly 10 months into this horrifying war, the devastation to children’s lives and disregard for legal protections has not ended"
“SPORT IS CRITICAL FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT, BUT TOO MANY MISS OUT” - OLYMPIANS AND CHILDREN CALL FOR BETTER ACCESS TO SPORT
Too many children are missing out on the opportunity to take part in sport in a safe and enjoyable environment
Physical abuse, infectious disease spreading as conditions for Palestinian children in Israeli military detention deteriorate
Press release on physical abuse, disease and sexual violence spreading in Israeli-run prisons.