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Heating Bricks And Melting Ice: Creative Ways Ukraine Families Are Surviving This Winter
Friday, 27 January 2023, 9:15 am | Save The Children
Families in Ukraine are resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive the war this winter, Save the Children said, as daily blackouts last up to 12-hours a day amid freezing temperatures. Power cuts are forcing families in parts of the ... More >>
Warnings Over Child Malnutrition Rising In Niger This Year As Climate Crisis, Conflict Take A Toll
Thursday, 26 January 2023, 6:47 pm | Save The Children
More children in southern Niger are suffering from malnutrition with doctors and aid agencies warning that the situation could get worse this year due to the climate crisis, higher food prices and more women and children arriving to escape violence ... More >>
Ukraine: One School Destroyed Every Other Day Since September
Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 11:45 am | Save The Children
One school has been destroyed every other day in Ukraine since the start of the academic year last September, Save the Children said today. Reports from Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science show that 48 schools were completely destroyed ... More >>
"Somali Children Should Not Be Forgotten’’: Children In Somalia Plead With World Leaders To Tackle Hunger Crisis
Tuesday, 17 January 2023, 12:55 pm | Save The Children
In a powerful open letter to world leaders, Somali children are calling for the international community to urgently find a solution to the climate crisis as Somalia edges closer to famine. The letter, written by six children aged between 12 and 15, ... More >>
One Child Dead, 16 Injured Among Over 100 Casualties In Dnipro Attack
Monday, 16 January 2023, 12:32 pm | Save The Children
At least 17 children are among more than 100 civilians injured or killed following the attacks in Dnipro last night, Ukraine officials have said, as rescue workers continue to find casualties under the rubble in sub-zero temperatures overnight. ... More >>
Save The Children Resumes Some Activities With Female Staff In Afghanistan
Monday, 16 January 2023, 10:44 am | Save The Children
Three weeks since the Taliban announced that Afghan women were banned from working for any non-government organisations (NGOs), Save the Children said it was restarting some of its activities where reliable assurances had been given for a full and safe ... More >>
Children Still Afraid One Year On From Volcanic Eruption In Tonga
Sunday, 15 January 2023, 7:29 am | Save The Children
Children are still displaced, afraid and have faced significant disruptions to their education, one year on from a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami that damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes and schools across Tonga. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai ... More >>
Geneva Pledges "a First Step Towards Climate Justice" For Pakistan - Save The Children
Tuesday, 10 January 2023, 9:10 am | Save The Children
Responding to the news that donors have pledged US$9 billion to support reconstruction efforts following last year’s devastating floods in Pakistan, Khuram Gondal, Pakistan Country Director for Save the Children, said: "Last year’s devastating floods ... More >>
Fact Sheet: 9 Facts About Save The Children's Work In Afghanistan
Thursday, 29 December 2022, 5:43 am | Save The Children
Save the Children has suspended its operations in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s announcement that women are banned from working for INGOs. We cannot and will not operate without the full participation of and guarantees of safety for our female ... More >>
Statement In Response To Further Restrictions On Girls' Education In Afghanistan
Saturday, 24 December 2022, 7:30 am | Save The Children
The Taliban tightened restrictions on girls' education above grade six in Afghanistan yesterday, suspending all remaining private schooling for girls and clamping down on schools in provinces which have, until now, remained open for girls above grade ... More >>
2022 REVIEW: 10 Positive Outcomes For Children This Year
Thursday, 22 December 2022, 7:56 pm | Save The Children
From progress on ending child marriage and corporal punishment to giving children the floor at the COP27 climate summit, here are 10 positive changes for children that happened in 2022: 1) Progress to end child marriage in Zimbabwe and Senegal ... More >>
More Than Half A Million Children In Somalia Expected To Face The Most Deadly Form Of Malnutrition By Next April
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 8:49 am | Save The Children
More than half a million children in Somalia are expected to face the most deadly form of malnutrition by April next year due to drought, higher food prices, conflict and disease outbreaks, according to new figures released on Tuesday. Save the Children ... More >>
Emergency Housing Inquiry Also Reveals Breach Of Children’s Rights: Save The Children
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 7:59 pm | Save The Children
Today’s release of the Human Rights Commission Inquiry into the emergency housing system reveals failures in not only upholding basic human rights - but also children’s rights, Save the Children says. Save the Children New Zealand Advocacy Director Jacqui ... More >>
Save The Children, UNICEF & France Launch Handbook To Strengthen Bid To End Recruitment And Use Of Children In Conflict
Sunday, 11 December 2022, 7:44 pm | Save The Children
Children as young as eight are still at risk around the world from the unlawful recruitment by armed forces or armed gangs despite a landmark agreement 15 years ago in Paris to combat the use of children in conflict, organisations including Save ... More >>
Nearly 40,000 Children Left Homeless By Indonesia Earthquake Face ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Of Disease And Infection
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 9:51 am | Save The Children
Nearly 115,000 people , including about 38,450 children , remain homeless after a deadly earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java two weeks ago and face a "ticking time bomb" of disease and infection, Save the Children warned ... More >>
New Report: Number Of Children Living In Deadliest War Zones Jumps Nearly 10% In One Year
Wednesday, 30 November 2022, 7:15 pm | Save The Children
- An average of 22 children a day were killed and maimed in 2021 despite overall drop in grave violations against children - Escalation of the conflict in Ukraine expected to push number of children caught up in deadliest conflicts to unprecedented ... More >>
Stress, Fear & Anxiety For Mothers And Newborns In Ukraine As More Than 900 Babies Born Every Day During 9 Months Of War
Thursday, 24 November 2022, 5:57 pm | Save The Children
More than 900 babies are estimated to have been born every day since the deadly war in Ukraine escalated nine months ago, according to Save the Children, with the consequences of the conflict taking a serious toll on the health of mothers and their ... More >>
Indonesia Earthquake: Dozens Of Children Injured, Some Killed, After Eathquake Damages Over 80 Schools
Wednesday, 23 November 2022, 9:10 am | Save The Children
Dozens of children are injured and some have lost their lives after a powerful earthquake damaged more than 80 schools while classes were underway on Indonesia’s main island of Java, Save the Children said on Tuesday (local time). The latest figures suggested ... More >>
Ukrainians Collect Water From Puddles In Kherson As Explosives, Shelling Cut Off Supplies
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 10:08 am | Save The Children
Families in Kherson have been collecting water from puddles and queuing for more than a kilometre to buy drinking water and fuel for heating due to destroyed infrastructure with at least another month of disruptions expected, Save the Children says. More ... More >>
Kiwi And Fiji Kids Connect For World Children’s Day
Saturday, 19 November 2022, 1:13 pm | Save The Children
They may live thousands of kilometres apart, but today hundreds of children in New Zealand and Fiji will come together online to celebrate World Children’s Day. Two events - hosted by Save the Children - are being held concurrently in Suva and Auckland ... More >>
