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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 >>
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 >>
