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"Sport Is Critical For Child Development, But Too Many Miss Out" - Olympians & Children Call For Better Access To Sport
Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 1:09 pm | Save The Children
Sport is particularly important for children, as in addition to the health benefits, it also gives them the opportunity to make friends and feel connected. More >>
Physical Abuse, Infectious Disease Spread As Conditions For Palestinian Children In Israeli Military Detention Worsen
Monday, 22 July 2024, 12:00 pm | Save The Children
Palestinian children in Israeli-run prisons have told Save the Children of facing increasing starvation, abuse including sexual violence, with conditions deteriorating markedly since the start of the war last October including a rise in infectious diseases ... More >>
Afghanistan: At Least 1,500 Children Lose Their Homes As Country Battered By Latest Deadly Floods
Thursday, 18 July 2024, 4:52 am | Save The Children
Floods from heavy rains and storms have killed about 40 people in eastern Afghanistan and about 1,500 children have lost their homes in the latest climate disaster to hit the country suffering its worst humanitarian crisis in decades, Save the Children ... More >>
South Sudan On The Brink Of Famine As It Braces For Worst Floods In 60 Years
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 9:12 am | Save The Children
South Sudan is on alert for a looming human and climate disaster in coming months with the world’s youngest country expected to suffer its worst floods in 60 years that will drive parts of the country to the brink of famine, said Save the Children. ... More >>
Women Self-inducing Labour And Facing Life-threatening Complications In Pregnancy After Nine Months Of Gaza Conflict
Tuesday, 9 July 2024, 4:26 am | Save The Children
Some women in Gaza are self-inducing labour to avoid giving birth on the move while others are scared to seek vital prenatal care because of fears of bombing and some have lost their lives due to a lack of access to doctors, Save the Children said. More >>
Devastating New Figures Reveal Gaza’s Child Hunger Catastrophe
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 2:59 pm | Save The Children
Aid and access to aid is the difference between life and death for people in Gaza right now, said Save the Children, reiterating the need for full unfettered access across the Gaza Strip for aid workers and life-saving supplies to tackle malnutrition. More >>
Save The Children Calls For Government To Urgently Implement Royal Commission Recommendations
Wednesday, 26 June 2024, 10:56 am | Save The Children
While the report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry has not yet been made public, Save the Children Advocacy Director Jacqui Southey says the testimonies from survivors reveal the brutal and shocking abuse that children suffered at the hands of the State ... More >>
Gaza: Over 20,000 Children Estimated To Be Lost, Disappeared, Detained, Buried Under The Rubble Or In Mass Graves
Monday, 24 June 2024, 6:44 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children has been providing essential services and support to Palestinian children since 1953. More >>
Bangladesh: Heavy Rain And Landslides Kill Two Rohingya Children And Affect Over 4,000 With More Rain Forecast
Friday, 21 June 2024, 3:35 pm | Save The Children
"It is vital that we protect all communities in Bangladesh from the effects of extreme weather events, which are getting more frequent and severe due to the climate crisis." More >>
Children Get Opportunity To Speak Out On School Cell Phone Ban
Sunday, 16 June 2024, 1:58 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children will have an in-person polling booth experience for children at today’s Kids Only Market, held at Mt Albert War Memorial Hall in Tāmaki Makaurau between 10am-1pm. More >>
Fast-Track Bill Fails To Uphold Children’s Rights: Save The Children
Friday, 14 June 2024, 2:17 pm | Save The Children
Child rights organisation Save the Children is calling for political leaders to withdraw the Fast-Track Approvals Bill, saying it fails to uphold children’s rights and the potential negative impact on children now and in the future is too great a risk. More >>
Formal Mechanism To Monitor & Report On Crimes Against Children In Occupied Palestinian Territory Must Be Established
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 7:00 pm | Save The Children
The reported decision by UN Secy-Gen Antonio Guterres to include the Israeli security forces, Qassam Brigades (Hamas) and Al-Quds Brigades (Islamic Jihad) in this year’s UN report on Children and Armed Conflict is a vital step towards holding these actors ... More >>
"This Job Doesn't Deserve Me": Catch-Up Clubs Help Stop Child Labour In DRC’S Deadly Cobalt Mines
Wednesday, 12 June 2024, 11:19 am | Save The Children
Children working in some of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) cobalt mines are getting support to trade their tools for textbooks to escape from dangerous and even fatal worker exploitation, Save the Children said on World Day Against Child ... More >>
UN Ceasefire Resolution Must Be Enacted Immediately To Protect Children From Further Violence And Starvation
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 6:55 pm | Save The Children
The UN Security Council’s decision today on a peace plan has the potential to be a welcome and long overdue lifeline for children in Gaza, said Save the Children. More >>
Save The Children Says Budget 2024 Will Not Deliver For Kiwi Families Struggling Most
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:57 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is concerned for the welfare of New Zealand’s lowest income families, with Budget 2024 offering little additional financial support. More >>
At Least 66 People Including Children Killed In Four Days Of Attacks On "safe Zones" In Rafah
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 10:06 am | Save The Children
In the wake of four deadly days where dozens of people seeking safety in Rafah in southern Gaza have been killed and hundreds wounded, Save the Children is calling for urgent action to protect civilians in Rafah and across the Gaza strip. More >>
Save The Children To Respond To Enga Landslide As PNG Grapples With Devastation
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 4:03 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children will provide much-needed aid to communities impacted by the devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea’s remote Enga Province, as the extent of the disaster unfolds amid ongoing relief efforts. More >>
New Research Reveals Racism, Inequities And Under-resourcing Failing To Protect Children Under Five In New Zealand
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 10:13 am | Save The Children
Racism, discrimination, under-investment in parenting and a broken care and protection system are failing to protect New Zealand’s youngest children at risk of violence and neglect, according to a new report from Save the Children. More >>
Palestinian Children Who Fled Gaza’s War Haunted By Nightmares And Anxiety
Friday, 24 May 2024, 9:09 am | Save The Children
Since the war started in Gaza on 7 October more than 60,000 Palestinians, including over 5,500 medical evacuees, have crossed the border into Egypt seeking refuge and healthcare. More >>
Over 700 Children Flee Northern Kharkiv As Fighting Intensifies
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 9:22 am | Save The Children
At least 700 children have been evacuated from border towns in Ukraine's northern Kharkiv region after intensified fighting displaced thousands, many of whom have been forced to flee multiple times, said Save the Children More >>
