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GAZA: Food, Water And Medicine Priorities For Children Once Hostilities Paused In Gaza

Sunday, 19 January 2025, 7:06 pm | Save The Children

Nearly all 1.1 million children in Gaza - about half of the population - are in urgent need of food, with many surviving on just one meal a day after 15 months of war. More >>

VANUATU: 12,610 Children Face Disrupted Start To School Year One Month On From Devastating Earthquakes

Friday, 17 January 2025, 9:29 am | Save The Children

At least 80,000 people have been impacted by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck on December 17, 2024, according to the latest figures from the Vanuatu Government. More than 200 people were injured, with 14 confirmed deaths, including two children. More >>

Any Pause Must Become A Definitive Ceasefire To Protect Children & Allow Life-Saving Services For Malnutrition & Disease

Thursday, 16 January 2025, 10:16 am | Save The Children

Save the Children is relieved that the Government of Israel and Hamas have finally reached agreement on a pause in hostilities after 15 months of siege and bombardment by Israeli forces that followed attacks by Palestinian armed groups in Israel on ... More >>

Children Make Up Nearly Half Of Rohingya Refugees Taking Perilous Boat Journeys In 2024 As Numbers Continue To Rise

Thursday, 9 January 2025, 1:56 pm | Save The Children

On 5 January, 254 Rohingya people landed in Aceh in Indonesia with 10 people reported missing or dead [1]. Save the Children’s partner organisation, the Geutanyoe Foundation, said 118 children were among the new arrivals. More >>

GAZA: New Year Begins With More Children Killed By Israeli Airstrikes

Saturday, 4 January 2025, 2:44 pm | Save The Children

As we enter 2025, we are seeing history not only repeat itself but reach new depths, with children who have been bombed, starved and continuously forced from their homes over 15 months - increasingly vulnerable to the ongoing impacts of this relentless ... More >>

2024 In Review: 35 Children Born Into Hunger Every Minute In 2024 - Save The Children

Monday, 30 December 2024, 1:19 pm | Save The Children

Analysis of U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data showed the number of children born into hunger rose by around 5% in 2024 compared to a year earlier and 19% more than the 15.3 million recorded in 2019 when progress on tackling childhood ... More >>

One Week On From Devastating Earthquake, Families In Vanuatu Still Terrified

Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 9:17 am | Save The Children

One week on from Vanuatu’s deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake, families hit by the disaster are still reeling from the nightmarish moment the quake hit, highlighting the need for mental health assistance alongside urgent humanitarian priorities. More >>

Why Three Child Killer Diseases Rose Globally This Year

Monday, 23 December 2024, 2:27 pm | Save The Children

More than 13,600 people, including children, are suspected or confirmed to have died from these three diseases this year, with cases of dengue and mpox reaching record highs. More >>

VANUATU: Save The Children Gravely Concerned For Children And Families In Vanuatu After Multiple Earthquakes

Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:10 pm | Save The Children

The Govt of Vanuatu has confirmed at least 14 people have been killed & hundreds more injured, after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu, 37km from the capital, Port Vila, just after midday on Tuesday, Dec 17, followed by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake ... More >>

SYRIA: "We Must Make This The Turning Point For Children In Syria", Says Save The Children

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:20 pm | Save The Children

While the current transition is an important milestone, the events of recent weeks have increased need. More than one million people, half of whom are children, fled their homes in the past 11 days, and are in critical need of food, shelter and warm ... More >>

UKRAINE: Mental Health Toll Of War Leaves Children With Speech Defects, Twitching, And Sleep Disorders

Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:49 pm | Save The Children

Analysis of the Save the Children’s case management data from January to June 2024 reveals 43% of these children are suffering from psychosocial distress. More >>

New Survey: Strong Support To Raise Marriage Age In Solomon Islands

Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 11:46 am | Save The Children

One in five girls in Solomon Islands is currently married before the age of 18 and this rises to one in four in rural areas. Around 6% of girls are married before the age of 15. More >>

Families Resorting To Desperate Measures With No End In Sight To Famine Conditions In Sudan's Zamzam Camp

Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 11:46 am | Save The Children

Save the Children is calling on all parties to conflict to protect civilian areas such as displacement shelters, including Zamzam camp, and immediately halt fighting around El Fasher and Zamzam camp that put civilians at risk. More >>

Pacific Youth Hope Historic Hearing In The Hague Delivers Climate Justice Where COP Did Not

Monday, 2 December 2024, 6:59 pm | Save The Children

Vanuatu, along with a group of Pacific Island law students, have spearheaded the move to seek an advisory opinion from the ICJ that will define the legal obligations of countries to take climate action. More >>

Save The Children Condemns Killing Of Staff Member In Israeli Airstrike In Gaza

Sunday, 1 December 2024, 4:08 pm | Save The Children

Ahmad is the second Save the Children staff member killed by an Israeli airstrike since the war began in October 2023. Sameh Ewaida, 39, his wife, four children and members of his extended family were killed in December 2023 when their residential ... More >>

About 300,000 Children Have Fled Lebanon To Syria, Where Aid Needs Have Never Been Higher

Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:38 pm | Save The Children

At least 1.2 million people in Lebanon - a fifth of the total population have been displaced since the violence escalated, including many of the 1.5 million Syrian refugees who have been sheltering in Lebanon since conflict hit their country 13 ... More >>

Book Empowering Children’s Voice To Be Gifted To Every New Zealand Primary School

Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3:17 pm | Save The Children

Supported by Life Education Trust and Save the Children, ‘The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus’ is the latest story from Avril McDonald, the award-winning author, which aims to give all children access to tools that help them manage tough emotions and ... More >>

COP29: New Finance Goal Fails Children, Their Families And Communities On The Frontline Of The Climate Crisis

Sunday, 24 November 2024, 3:13 pm | Save The Children

The new target figure of $300 billion a year for climate-vulnerable countries by 2035, and the failure to address loss and damage flies in the face of the ambition needed to tackle this emergency. More >>

Ukraine: Half A Million Babies Born Into Fear And Violence In 1000 Days Of War

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:21 am | Save The Children

New analysis, released today on World Children’s Day, shows more than 516,000 babies have been born in Ukraine between Feb 2022 and Aug 2024, removed of any rights to safety and healthcare, with many living on the frontlines, exposed to physical danger ... More >>

Survivors Must Receive Redress To Have The Opportunity To Heal: Save The Children

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 6:58 pm | Save The Children

Today’s vision shared of New Zealand is of an Aotearoa where every child has their rights understood, respected and upheld ensuring they live good lives now and have a bright future to look forward to. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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