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Report: One In Two Refugee Children From Ukraine Are Anxious And Worried About Their Future

Wednesday, 16 November 2022, 5:47 am | Save The Children

Children who have fled Ukraine to live in Europe are struggling with their mental health, with more than one in two children surveyed feeling anxious or worried about their future, according to a new report from Save the Children. The report, titled ... More >>

Drought And Conflict Drive Highest Number Of Somalis To Kenya Refugee Camps In A Decade

Sunday, 13 November 2022, 1:26 pm | Save The Children

Somalia’s devastating drought has led to the biggest movement of refugees into Kenya in over a decade, Save the Children said, with more than 55,000 Somalis - mostly women and children - arriving since September this year. Hundreds of people are estimated ... More >>

North East Syria: Child Malnutrition Increases Over 150% Amid Worsening Hunger Crisis

Friday, 11 November 2022, 6:07 am | Save The Children

The number of malnourished children in North East Syria has surged by over 150% in the past six months with at least 10,000 more children now facing malnutrition than in the previous six months, according to new data [i]. The news comes as Syria ... More >>

Save The Children Statement Re: Government’s Childcare Subsidy Announcement

Monday, 7 November 2022, 9:58 am | Save The Children

Save the Children has welcomed yesterday’s announcement of a significant increase in childcare subsidies. "Access to early learning plays an important role in the social and emotional development of young children as well as learning through ... More >>

New Coalition Launches An End To Violence Against Children In Solomon Islands

Tuesday, 1 November 2022, 7:59 pm | Save The Children

A partnership between three of New Zealand’s most well-known NGOs today launched a new project aimed at ending violence against children in Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands Endim Vaelens Agenstim Pikinini (Ending Violence Against Children) is supported ... More >>

Save The Children Deploys Humanitarian Aid Teams As Tropical Storm Nalgae Hits Philippines

Sunday, 30 October 2022, 6:37 pm | Save The Children

At least 1.4 million children have been affected by Tropical Storm Nalgae, with concerns that numbers will increase as the storm is set to intensify over the weekend. At the onset of tropical storm Paeng -international name, Nalgae - Save the Children ... More >>

One In 10 Kiwi Kids Face Double Threat Of High Climate Risk And Poverty

Thursday, 27 October 2022, 6:16 am | Save The Children

Almost 110,000 children - 10% of Aotearoa New Zealand’s child population - are living with the dual impacts of poverty and high climate risk, according to a new report by Save the Children. 'Generation Hope: 2.4 Billion Reasons to End the Global ... More >>

Youth Forum With Climate Change Minister James Shaw, Thursday 20 October, 7-8pm.

Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 9:13 am | Save The Children

A panel representing Aotearoa’s rangatahi climate change leaders will raise their voices and share their concerns, views and aspirations for change with Climate Change Minister James Shaw before he heads to the 27th UN Climate Change Conference. Hosted ... More >>

More Than A Quarter Of People In The World’s Worst Food Crisis Are Living In West And Central Africa

Sunday, 16 October 2022, 12:58 pm | Save The Children

58 million people (1) across West and Central Africa, including nearly 29 million children, are now acutely food insecure and in need of urgent food assistance, says an alliance of leading international NGOs in the region. On World Food Day, the Joining ... More >>

NEW REPORT: Girls Living In Conflict Face 20% Higher Risk Of Child Marriage

Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 11:53 am | Save The Children

Girls affected by conflict are 20% more likely to be married than those living in peaceful areas, according to new analysis from Save the Children released on the 10 th anniversary of International Day of the Girl. Girls living in East Asia and ... More >>

Aid Agencies Call For Upholding International Humanitarian Law, Protection Of Civilians And Civilian Objects In Ukraine

Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 9:58 am | Save The Children

The pattern of escalation in Ukraine has forced several aid agencies to suspend operations in the country over safety concerns for their staff and populations in need of support. Heavily populated areas in Ukraine-including in Dnipro, Kyiv, Lviv ... More >>

Afghanistan On The Brink Of Mental Health Catastrophe As Children Pushed To The Limit

Monday, 10 October 2022, 2:33 pm | Save The Children

Afghanistan is on the brink of a mental health catastrophe as the economic crisis and decades of conflict take a dangerous toll on children’s mental and psychosocial wellbeing. With only one in four children and adults receiving the treatment they ... More >>

Pakistan Floods: More Than 3.4 Million Children Across Pakistan Going Hungry

Friday, 7 October 2022, 11:56 am | Save The Children

More than 3.4 million children in Pakistan are facing chronic hunger, with an estimated 76,000 children in flood-hit areas now experiencing severe food shortages and risking severe malnutrition, said Save the Children. The number of people going hungry has ... More >>

SURVEY: Four Out Of Five Children In 15 Countries Say They See Climate Change Or Economic Inequality Daily

Thursday, 6 October 2022, 6:03 pm | Save The Children

83% of children in 15 countries report witnessing climate change or inequality, or both, affecting the world around them, according to a major Save the Children survey released ahead of a series of critical meetings of world leaders. A majority ... More >>

Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia And Mali Top List Of Countries Where Education Systems Most At Risk Of Collapse

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 3:30 pm | Save The Children

The education of nearly 49 million children in Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia and Mali is at extreme risk of collapse, according to new analysis by Save the Children on how COVID-19 combined with conflict, climate change, displacement, and lack of digital ... More >>

JOINT STATEMENT: NGOs Welcome Reported Move To Repatriate Australian Women And Children From Northeast Syria

Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 5:59 am | Save The Children

International aid and human rights organisations welcome news of the Australian Government’s reported intent to imminently repatriate Australian children and their mothers from northeast Syria. Save the Children Australia, the Australian Council ... More >>

Misery And Loss For Afghans In Pakistan As 800,000 Refugees Hit By Floods

Friday, 30 September 2022, 3:19 pm | Save The Children

Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Pakistan have been left homeless once again after their refugee camps were decimated by Pakistan’s devastating floods, says Save the Children. Some 800,000 refugees , including Afghans, have been affected ... More >>

Pakistan: Children At Risk Of Snake Bites And Disease As 70% Of Flood-hit Families Live Without Proper Shelter

Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 11:42 am | Save The Children

More than half (54%) of flood-hit families in Pakistan are sleeping outside in tents or makeshift shelters - often no more than flimsy plastic sheets - while approximately one in six (16%) have no shelter at all, according to new research by Save the Children. ... More >>

Yazidi Children Still Living In Fear Eight Years After Genocide: New Report

Thursday, 22 September 2022, 3:04 pm | Save The Children

Yazidi children whose lives were shattered by ISIS attacks in northern Iraq eight years ago must not be forgotten by the international community, which must help fulfil their right to an education and hopes for a better future, Save the Children said ... More >>

Humanitarian Organisations Estimate One Person Dying Of Hunger Every Four Seconds

Tuesday, 20 September 2022, 2:39 pm | Save The Children

With one person estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, 238 local and international non-governmental organisations are calling on leaders gathering at the 77th UN General Assembly to take decisive action to end the spiralling global ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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