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Children Injured In One Of The Biggest Attacks On Ukraine Since Start Of Full-Scale War
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 9:09 am | Save The Children
Sonia Khush, Save the Children’s Country Director in Ukraine, said: "Hundreds of drones and missiles have struck Ukraine in recent hours, with at least four children have injured in the strikes according to local reports. More >>
Sudan: Hundreds Of Unaccompanied Children Among Thousands Fleeing Latest Surge Of Fighting
Friday, 23 August 2024, 5:36 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children child protection teams in Blue Nile & Gedaref states have recorded at least 451 children between June 29 & Aug 14 forced to make the perilous journey to safety without their parents, the highest number they've recorded in such a short ... More >>
Gaza: New Israeli Orders Force Thousands In Deir Al-Balah To Flee Again, And Disrupt Last Aid Hub
Friday, 23 August 2024, 9:37 am | Save The Children
New displacement orders issued by Israeli authorities have forced another mass movement of families and humanitarian workers from areas in Deir al-Balah - one of the only remaining areas in the occupied Gaza Strip with essential infrastructure and warehouses ... More >>
"We Are Too Scared To Go Anywhere": Rohingya Children’s Fears As Violence Spirals In Bangladesh Refugee Camps
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 8:49 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children urges Bangladesh, governments in Asia, and the international community to stand by Rohingya refugees. Increased aid, legal protections, education, and job opportunities are essential to ensure they live with dignity and hope. More >>
GAZA - Aid Agencies & Medical Professionals Warn Of Dangers Of A Mass Polio Outbreak Without Urgent Action
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 12:54 pm | Save The Children
At least 50,000 children born during the past 10 months of hostilities are highly unlikely to have received any immunizations due to the collapsed health system. More >>
Sir Sam Neill To Sell Cast-autographed Funko Pops! Collection To Support Child Refugees
Friday, 9 August 2024, 8:47 am | Save The Children
One of New Zealand’s best-known stars Sir Sam Neill is helping bring much-needed support to child refugees by putting his personal collection of star-signed Jurassic Park Funko Pops! up for auction. More >>
AFGHANISTAN: Extreme Weather Forces More People From Their Homes In First Six Months Of 2024 Than All 2023
Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 8:53 am | Save The Children
Extreme weather events forced at least 38,000 people from their homes in Afghanistan in the first six month of this year - of whom about half are children - which is more than in the whole of 2023, said Save the Children. More >>
Severe Acute Malnutrition Skyrocketing In Save The Children Clinics As Sudan Now In Worst Phase Of Food Insecurity
Friday, 2 August 2024, 5:19 pm | Save The Children
The aid group’s findings come as the latest report from the Famine Review Committee of the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) - the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises - flagged the increasing severity of the ... More >>
"Children’s Rights To Survival And Protection Are At Stake":
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 1:21 pm | Save The Children
"Children’s rights to survival and protection are at stake": Save the Children calls for urgent prioritisation of Dame Karen Poutasi’s recommendations More >>
GAZA: Nearly 300 Days Into The War, Attacks On 'Humanitarian Zones'
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:22 am | Save The Children
Nearly 300 days into the war in Gaza, civilians are constantly under relocation orders from areas previously deemed safe with insufficient time to evacuate. More >>
"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 >>
