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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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ISRAEL’S SIEGE NOW BLOCKS 83% OF FOOD AID REACHING GAZA, NEW DATA REVEALS

Interagency statement on food aid blocked from reaching Gaza.

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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

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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.

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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

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STATEMENT: IN SYRIA CHILDREN LOSING THEIR FUTURES AS VIOLENCE ESCALATES

“Children are paying the highest price for the ongoing conflict in Syria"

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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.

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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

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“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.

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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.

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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.

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STATEMENT: BABY AMONG THOSE KILLED IN DEADLY ATTACKS IN UKRAINE

"Even far away from the frontline children can never be truly safe from attacks"

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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ABOUT 1,300 YAZIDI CHILDREN STILL MISSING 10 YEARS AFTER GENOCIDE

Press release to mark 10 years since the Yazidi Genocide in Iraq.

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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"

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“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

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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.

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DRONE THAT DELIVERS LIFE-SAVING SUPPLIES TO DISASTER-HIT COMMUNITIES DISPATCHED TO GOVERNMENT

Many communities in Himachal Pradesh are still reeling from last year’s floods and landslides

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PAKISTAN: Children face risk of deadly diseases such as cholera and malaria as floods expected this month

Thousands of children in Pakistan at risk of deadly disease as monsoon rains start

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CHILD MIGRANT ARRIVALS IN GREECE QUADRUPLE THIS YEAR

The number of child migrants arriving in Greece has more than quadrupled in 2024 compared to the same period last year, according to Save the Children.

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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.

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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.

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Joint Statement: The future EU must uphold the right to asylum in Europe

Save the Children joins more than 90 other organisations calling on the EU to uphold the right to asylum in Europe.

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Olympian Sir Mo Farah ‘heartbroken’ to see escalating impact of climate change on children in his homeland

On a journey back to his birthplace, Sir Mo Farah said it was heartbreaking to witness the devastating impact climate change

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On a journey back to his birthplace, Sir Mo Farah said it was heartbreaking to witness the devastating impact climate change

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YEMEN: HUMANITARIAN ORGANISATIONS CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF PERSONNEL DETAINED FOR ONE MONTH IN YEMEN

INGOs have reiterated their concerns about the detention of about 18 members of UN entities and INGOs

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Mozambique: Rising violence driving up child marriage in Cabo Delgado province

The violence has also led to the widespread destruction of property and displacement

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