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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.
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
Europe’s new term: Seizing the moment for children worldwide
As the EU enters a new term, it's important to remember it has been a steadfast supporter of children's rights
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.
Banning FGM in Gambia: A great victory for girls
A ban on female genital mutilation was nearly reversed in The Gambia but through civil rights campaigning it was prevented.
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
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.
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.
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.
Ending Child Marriage: A New Dawn in Sierra Leone
In a monumental step for children's rights, Sierra Leone's parliament has passed a landmark bill prohibiting child marriage.
Addressing the Climate Crisis: Consulting children on environmental issues in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire has just passed a new environmental code that gives children the chance to be involved in the protection of their environment.
Yemen: Principals of affected United Nations Entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations demand the immediate release of detained personnel
Yemen: Principals of affected United Nations Entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations demand the immediate release of detained perso
Formal mechanism to monitor and report on crimes against children in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel must be established, after perpetrators listed in flagship UN Report – Save the Children
Formal mechanism to monitor and report on crimes against children in the occupied Palestinian territory must be established, after perpetrators listed
UN ceasefire resolution must be enacted immediately to protect children from further violence and starvation - Save the Children
Statement - Save the Children IMMEDIATE RELEASE UN ceasefire resolution must be enacted immediately to protect children from further violence and s
‘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.
At least 66 people including children killed in four days of attacks on “safe zones” in Rafah
Attacks on ‘humanitarian areas’ highlight fallacy of the claim that civilians are safe anywhere in Gaza
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.
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.
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.
Children are the present & the future: Ensuring children contribute to an ambitious Summit of the Future
Opinion piece by Inger Ashing, SCI CEO on meaningful child participation and giving children a seat at the table at the Summit of the Future.
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.
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.
PEDAL POWER: Community health workers in Cote d’Ivoire get on their bikes to tackle malaria in remote villages
Thousands of community health workers in Cote d’Ivoire are tackling malaria by cycling between remote villages to treat children and educate families.
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.
Warring states must walk the talk to reduce the use of explosive weapons in civilian areas– Save the Children
Warring states must walk the talk to reduce the use of explosive weapons in civilian areas– Save the Children
Education under attack in Gaza, with nearly 90% of school buildings damaged or destroyed
All schools in Gaza have been closed for 625,000 students for 6 months. 87.7% of all school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.
Bisan: 6 months of war in Gaza
A month-by-month account of Bisan's experiences of 6 months of war in Gaza.
Is Global Health on the Ballot in 2024?
This year, with 70 elections, it's evident that health is intricately tied to political choices. How can leaders realise the right to health for all?
Staff Account: Life under siege in Haiti
Words by Pierre Joseph*, 34, a Save the Children advisor in Haiti on the situation he and his family are living whilst under siege.
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
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.
"No person should have to make a dangerous journey in search of a better life" says Save the Children after boat carrying Rohingya capsizes off coast of Indonesia
A boat carrying Rohingya refugees reportedly capsized off the coast of Kuala Bubon in Indonesia.
This Ramadan in Gaza, there will be no dates to break the fast.
Five months into this war, conditions to provide food to children in Gaza are getting worse. This Ramadan in Gaza, things are the wrong way round.
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.
CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS NINE FACE MASS SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND MUTILATION IN THE DRC – SAVE THE CHILDREN
Women and children fleeing deadly violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported surviving gruesome sexual attacks.
When words fail, we must turn to the law
A crisis. A horror. A tragedy. All words we’ve heard many times over to describe the situation in Gaza. All woefully insufficient.
Bangkok's children exposed to toxic air seven out of ten days in 2023 – Save the Children
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.
1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data
1.4 billion children globally missing out on basic social protection, according to latest data
TWO CHILDREN KILLED AND THREE INJURED IN YEMEN LANDMINE EXPLOSION
Two children have been killed and three others seriously injured in southern Yemen following a landmine explosion on Monday.
DRC: AT LEAST 78,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED AND FAMILIES RIPPED APART AS FIGHTING ESCALATES
DRC: AT LEAST 78,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED AND FAMILIES RIPPED APART AS FIGHTING ESCALATES
Rohingya children stuck in Indonesian camps call for freedom to move
Rohingya refugee children who have been forced to flee Bangladesh and Myanmar are now asking authorities in Indonesia for more freedom to leave.
Save the Children’s founder receives cemetery honour in Geneva in key centenary year
The founder of Save the Children, Eglantyne Jebb, will be reburied on Wednesday in a Geneva cemetery.
Instead of learning in school, Gaza’s children are forced to learn how to survive bombs and hunger
Children in Gaza are not learning. They are just forced to survive one of the most destructive bombing campaigns in history.
Harnessing education to build climate resilience
While education is vital to children’s learning, wellbeing and development, they've been largely overlooked in the efforts to achieve climate justice.
2024: A tough year ahead for children living in an increasingly hostile world
Severe climate disasters, violent conflicts, and deepening inequalities and economic shocks are shattering the lives of children
GAZA: Blocking food supplies to Gaza will have life-long impacts on children with malnutrition rising
Denying children in Gaza access to food will have lifelong consequences for Palestinian children with rising numbers at risk of malnutrition
No safe place in Gaza: 14 killed, mostly children, by Israeli airstrikes near so-called “humanitarian zone” Al-Mawasi
Fourteen people, the majority of them children under 10 years old, were reportedly killed by Israeli airstrikes near Al-Mawasi this morning.
2023: a year of catastrophes for children worldwide
Save the Children International CEO Inger Ashing shares the challenges children faced in 2023 in places such as Sudan and Gaza.
UNSC PASSES GAZA RESOLUTION: "ANYTHING BUT AN IMMEDIATE AND DEFINITIVE CEASEFIRE IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH"
Statement in response to the UN Security Council’s vote to pass a resolution on aid delivery in Gaza
HISTORICALLY BAD: NEW EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM NORMALISES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ENDANGERS CHILDREN
NEW EU PACT ON MIGRATION AND ASYLUM NORMALISES RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND ENDANGERS CHILDREN.
2023 IN REVIEW: CLIMATE DISASTERS CLAIMED 12,000 LIVES GLOBALLY IN 2023
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]
COMPLETE COMMUNICATION BLACKOUT FOR FOUR DAYS AND COUNTING MAKES AID DISTRIBUTION IN GAZA NEAR IMPOSSIBLE
The fifth and longest communication blackout across the Gaza Strip since 7 October is limiting aid to more than 1 million people in need.
REFUGEE CHILDREN AND RESPONSIBILITY SHARING: KEY PRIORITIES FOR THE GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM
Blog summarizing the importance of spotlighting the rights and needs of refugee children at the Global Refugee Forum
Countdown to the Global Refugee Forum: A Spotlight on Türkiye
Blog focusing in the situation on Turkiye as a country that hosts over 3.6 million refugees, ahead of the Global Refugee Forum.
COUNT DOWN TO GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM: SPOTLIGHT ON UGANDA
Blog with a spotlight on Uganda as a refugee-hosting country ahead of the Global Refugee Forum.
Dengue Fever: At least 5 million cases and 5,500 deaths in horror year
Dengue Fever: At least 5 million cases and 5,500 deaths in horror year