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STAFF ACCOUNT: “I sent my children away from El Fasher to save their lives.”
Save the Children worker Amar Osman* shares his account from the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan as violence continues across the country.
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
RISING ACUTE MALNUTRITION IN DRC PUTS 4.5 MILLION CHILDREN AGED UNDER FIVE AT GREATER RISK OF MPOX
Increased rates of acute malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has put millions at heightened risk of contracting and dying of mpox
“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.
DRC: Child mpox cases surge 75-fold in worst hit province as schools restart this week
Press release Save the Children mpox spreading South Kivu DRC children
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.
MPOX: FIVE WAYS CHILDREN ARE MORE AT RISK
Children are particularly vulnerable to the new strain of the deadly mpox virus that is spreading globally
Children among more than 100 killed in Gaza in worst school attack in 10 months
Save the Children press release Gaza school airstrike 100 killed children
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
Combatting Child Trafficking in Sri Lanka
The scale of human trafficking in Sri Lanka has risen alarmingly. Find out what Save the Children is doing to counteract this growing crisis.
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
How does extreme heat impact children?
After a year of record-breaking temperatures, it is important to understand how extreme heat affects children
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
One in three children in Spain are unable to keep cool at home as extreme heat rips through Europe
Extreme heat puts children’s health at risk, locking them out of education and making them increasingly anxious about the future
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 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"
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.
Women self-inducing labour and facing life-threatening complications in pregnancy after nine months of Gaza conflict
An estimated 50,000 babies have been born in Gaza over nine months of conflict, with many women giving birth in traumatic, unhygienic and undignified conditions
Mozambique: Rising violence driving up child marriage in Cabo Delgado province
The violence has also led to the widespread destruction of property and displacement
SUDAN: Over 1,500 children subjected to extreme violence as conflict breaks records for crimes against children
The number of children killed, injured or facing other grave violations in Sudan soared six-fold in 2023 to a record high
Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves
Gaza's missing children: Over 20,000 children estimated to be lost, disappeared, detained, buried under the rubble or in mass graves
Sierra Leone bans child marriage following campaign joined by girls across the country and Save the Children
Sierra Leone has one of the highest child marriage, early pregnancy and maternal mortality rates in the world
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
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.
The Power of Play
Explainer outlining the power of play and it's importance for the development of children globally.
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.
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
Bonn conference: Number of children in crisis levels of hunger due to extreme weather events doubles in past five years – new analysis
Save the Children’s analysis showed that more than 33 million children and 39 million adults live in both the “crisis” phase 3 of hunger as determined by the IPC
Save the Children to respond to Enga landslide as Papua New Guinea grapples with devastation
Save the Children press release on response to landslide in Papua New Guinea
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
Bangladesh: Torrential rains turn villages into islands after Cyclone Remal batters coastal areas
Save the Children has sent four emergency response teams to support in the recovery
Afghanistan: Nearly three in ten children forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024
Afghanistan: Nearly three in ten children forecast to experience crisis levels of hunger in 2024, new figures show.
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.
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
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.
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
MALI: 80,000 children trapped and running out of food in second blockaded town
Armed groups have trapped more than 140,000 people, including over 80,000 children, in the town of Menaka in Mali.
Guide: What to do when parenting under pressure
Guide on "What to do when you are parenting under pressure"
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.
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.
Bangladesh: Extreme heat closes all schools and forces 33 million children out of classrooms
Extreme heat has forced the closure of all schools in Bangladesh this week, impacting 33 million 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.
Afghanistan: 250,000 children in need of food, homes and education after returning from Pakistan
Save the Children press release on families returning from Pakistan to Afghanistan
Sudan: Humanitarian appeal for 2024 critically underfunded, raising just one fifth of amount raised to rebuild Notre Dame cathedral
Save the Children press release on Sudan raising one fifth of funds raised for Notre Dame cathedral
As Thailand gears up to celebrate world’s ‘biggest water fight’, extreme weather risks dampening children’s joy
As Thailand gears up to celebrate world’s biggest water fight, extreme weather risks dampening children’s joy.
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.
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.
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan The children - five boys and four girls, all aged between 5 and 10 - found the decades old mi
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
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.
Ending Child Poverty is a Policy Choice
Over half of the world’s people living in poverty are children. Expanding child-centered social protection programs is proven to reduce child poverty.
Intense rains and floods close schools, destroy crops in the Peruvian Amazon
More than 8,700 people including 3,700 children from indigenous and rural communities affected Classrooms and health centers submerged under water, crop losses are exacerbating hunger, and lack of water has led to disease outbreaks.
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.
“I am seeing my son dying and I can’t do anything”: Children and families in Northern Gaza just weeks away from famine
Save the Children press release on hunger in Gaza showing children and families facing imminent famine
A Tale of Two El Niños: Malawi underwater while neighbour Zambia dries out
Two neighbouring southern Africa nations are battling completely opposite weather disasters this month, with Zambia experiencing its worst drought in
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.
I'm a Syrian and a Humanitarian: What 13 years of conflict really looks like
Thirteen years of conflict in Syria have led to fear, loss and mass displacement for children. What does the future look like for Syria?
MORE THAN ONE MILLION CHILDREN TRAPPED AS GANG VIOLENCE RAGES IN HAITI
More than one million children in Haiti – a quarter of the nation’s children – are living in areas controlled or under the influence of armed groups.
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.
“Complete psychological destruction”: Children in Gaza have suffered “relentless mental harm” during five months of war – Save the Children
Five months of violence, displacement, starvation and disease on top of nearly 17 years of a blockade have caused relentless mental harm to children in Gaza
Five tips on how to talk to children about war
Guide by child psychologist with tips on what to do when children want to talk about war.
Alternative aid delivery in Gaza: children do not have time to wait - Save the Children
Save the Children press release on alternative aid delivery including ports and airdrops
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.
Fighting Gender Inequality in Sierra Leone
Girls in Sierra Leone are stuck in a poverty, health complications, violence & dependency cycle, resulting in one of the highest child marriage rates.
In horror year for Dengue, Laos capital sees major drop in cases
A year that saw a rise to at least 5 million cases and 5,500 deaths from dengue fever globally across most continents, Vientiane – the capital of La
Everything you should know about refugees and internally displaced people
More than 1 in 73 people worldwide have been forced to flee their homes. This number has almost doubled in the past ten years.
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.
Violence must end after rape of 13-year-old girl in displacement camp in Somalia – Save the Children
Violence must end after rape of 13-year-old girl in displacement camp in Somalia – Save the Children
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Child Protection: An Ethical Roadmap?
“Ask Save the Children” is a generative Artificial Intelligence tool intended to equip teachers, community leaders, and child protection professionals
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.
Education in Africa: Violent attacks against schools rose 20% in 2023
Save the Children analysis released during the 37th African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa show dramatic rise in violence.
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.
Philippines: Nearly 100,000 families displaced by floods and landslides as concerns rise over wellbeing of children – Save the Children
About 97,000 families have been forced to flee their homes due to landslides and flooding in the Philippines’ southern region of Mindanao.
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.
Four tips for keeping children safe online
New digital technology is constantly evolving and impacting the way children learn, play and interact. These tips can help you keep them safe.
9 crises you mustn't forget about in 2024
They may not always make the news, but these crises impact millions of people, including vulnerable children, around the world
UN-Habitat signs agreement with Save the Children to make cities greener, healthier, and more child-friendly
Save the Children press release on UN Habitat agreement to support urban children
ZAMBIA: All school-aged children out of school as deadly cholera outbreak kills over 500 people
Save the Children press release on cholera in Zambia schools closed
If violence erupted in your country and forced you to flee, what would you save?
Olga Shults, Save the Children’s Food Security and Livelihoods manager, Ukraine, explains the hard choices families have to make when forced to flee.
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
Massive fire in Rohingya camp leaves 4,200 children homeless
Press release Save the Children on fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh
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.