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Save The Children Welcomes Continued Investment In Children And Families From Budget 2023
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 5:11 pm | Save The Children
The Government’s commitment to areas supporting children and their families such as early childhood education, public housing, free public transport for under 12s and free prescriptions announced in Budget 2023 have been welcomed by child rights ... More >>
Politicians & Youth Speak Up On Lowering NZ’s Voting Age
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:09 pm | Save The Children
Local body politicians will team up with rangatahi representatives tonight in Y Vote , a live online panel exploring the debate around lowering Aotearoa’s voting age to 16. Held via Zoom at 7pm tonight, Thursday 18 May, and facilitated by youth ... More >>
"Children Are Not Frills": Greater Investment For Children Needed From Budget ‘23
Sunday, 14 May 2023, 2:25 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling for deliberate investment in children in this year’s Budget to lift the standard of living of children and their families, particularly those already facing hardship. Many families have been impacted by extreme weather ... More >>
‘I Want This War To End’: Children From Ukraine Share Their Messages Of Hope
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 11:07 am | Save The Children
Children from Ukraine have asked for more humanitarian support and peace for their homeland so they can return to normal life in "Messages of Hope", an initiative launched by Save the Children to encourage children living in Ukraine to amplify ... More >>
Official End To The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Does Not Cure The Crisis For Children
Saturday, 6 May 2023, 5:36 pm | Save The Children
Children’s health, education and protection must be given greater priority by governments globally with the official end to the COVID-19 global emergency not altering the fact that an estimated 100 million additional children were driven into poverty, ... More >>
International Day To End Corporal Punishment: Only 14% Of World’s Children Legally Protected From Corporal Punishment
Friday, 28 April 2023, 3:09 pm | Save The Children
Only one in seven children globally are protected by laws against corporal punishment, which is the most common form of violence against children ranging from smacking to more extreme abuse, according to Save the Children. Despite moves in recent years ... More >>
Fighting In Sudan Worsening An Already Dire Situation For Children, Warn UNICEF, Save The Children And World Vision
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 10:50 pm | Save The Children
As violent clashes in Sudan continue, UNICEF and the child-focused NGOs World Vision and Save the Children are highlighting the danger to children if the current ceasefire is not respected by all parties. Millions of vulnerable girls and boys need immediate ... More >>
Sudan: Lifesaving Vaccines For Children Destroyed In Power Outages Amidst Violence
Friday, 21 April 2023, 8:55 am | Save The Children
Power outages across Sudan have destroyed cold chain storage facilities for lifesaving vaccines, as well as the national stock of insulin and several antibiotics, putting millions of children at risk of disease and further health complications, Save the ... More >>
Sudan: Armed Groups Loot Medical Supplies And Aid From Save The Children
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 11:01 am | Save The Children
Looters have stolen medical supplies for children as well as a refrigerator, laptops and cars in a raid on Save the Children’s offices in Darfur as Sudan succumbs to its third day of intensified fighting with the capital Khartoum paralysed. The violence ... More >>
Calls To Protect Children In Khartoum As Fighting Spreads
Monday, 17 April 2023, 12:14 pm | Save The Children
As fighting spread to residential areas of Khartoum on Sunday, Save the Children called on all parties not to target areas where children are living or schools and health centres where they could be sheltering. With unconfirmed media reports of ... More >>
Save The Children Joins Call To Lower Voting Age In Aotearoa
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 10:58 am | Save The Children
Save the Children is supporting the ‘Make it 16’ group’s call to lower New Zealand’s voting age to 16, saying rangatahi have a right to have their voices heard and a right to non-discrimination. The child rights organisation, who will ... More >>
UKRAINE: Tragic Milestone As Children's Death Toll Passes 500
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:51 am | Save The Children
The number of children confirmed killed in Ukraine has passed 500 after more than 13 months of full-scale war, Save the Children said today. Since February 2022, at least one child has been killed every day in Ukraine, according to Save the Children’s ... More >>
Vanuatu: Crisis Still Unfolding One Month On From Back-to-back Cyclones
Monday, 3 April 2023, 12:08 pm | Save The Children
One month after back-to-back tropical cyclones and an earthquake struck Vanuatu in less than a week, concerning health issues are emerging as communities struggle with limited access to safe drinking water and food, said Save the Children. About ... More >>
Ukraine: Children In Dire Need As War Plunges Nearly Half Of Families Into 'Extreme Poverty'
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 5:38 am | Save The Children
Two out of five families in Ukraine are in extreme need of livelihoods and basic items, Save the Children said today, as the country is now experiencing unprecedented rates of displacement, inflation, and unemployment one year into full-scale war. ... More >>
Children In Yemen Face Highest Risk From Landmines And Explosive Devices In At Least Five Years
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 3:03 pm | Save The Children
One child was killed or injured on average every two days in Yemen last year by landmines or other explosive devices, the highest rate in five years, according to a Save the Children report that calls for immediate action to protect children from ... More >>
Save The Children: Continued Government Investment Vital To Lift More Children And Families Out Of Poverty
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 11:31 am | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling on the Government to "keep children in its sights" and continue investing in policies to lift more children and whānau out of poverty following the release of today’s latest child poverty statistics showed no real ... More >>
"We’ll Fast Even With Just Bread And Water": Families In Türkiye Are Struggling Ahead Of First Holy Month Of Ramadan
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 1:13 pm | Save The Children
Families displaced by the earthquakes in Türkiye are in urgent need of food, water and basic hygiene and sanitation items as the holy month of Ramadan begins, Save the Children said today. Ramadan is considered a time of compassion, charity, and ... More >>
Nearly Half A Million Children In Malawi Unable To Attend School Due To Cyclone Freddy
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 9:30 am | Save The Children
In Malawi more than 490,000- primary and secondary school aged children - about 5% of children - are unable to attend school due to the damage caused by Cyclone Freddy, Save the Children said, with many schools likely to be closed for the next ... More >>
SYRIA: Children Terrified Of Sleeping In Tents As Storms And Flooding Damage Shelters Of Families
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 11:46 am | Save The Children
Torrential rainfall and flooding have damaged camps and villages across earthquake affected areas of northern Syria, with children too scared to sleep in tents, Save the Children warned today. More than 4,000 families in northern Syria have been affected ... More >>
Afghanistan: Eighteen Months After Ban, Classroom Doors Must Open For Secondary School Girls
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 1:59 pm | Save The Children
As schools across Afghanistan prepare for the new academic year next week, secondary school aged girls must be allowed to go back to the classroom after an 18-month ban on their education, Save the Children said. A failure by the Taliban to reverse this ... More >>
