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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 >>
New Figures Reveal More Than Half Of Children In Somalia Now Facing Malnutrition
Tuesday, 13 September 2022, 10:44 am | Save The Children
More than half of children aged under five in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition with one in six suffering from the most deadly form as time to fend off famine starts to run out, Save the Children said today following the release of new hunger figures. ... More >>
Statement: Save The Children Devastated To Hear Of The Death Of Her Majesty The Queen
Friday, 9 September 2022, 9:27 am | Save The Children
Child rights organisation Save the Children is devastated by the news of the death of her Majesty the Queen. Gwen Hines, Chief Executive of Save the Children UK, said: "We are enormously honoured and grateful that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth served ... More >>
Grim Milestone Reached In Ukraine: 1,000 Children Confirmed Killed Or Injured
Wednesday, 7 September 2022, 4:33 pm | Save The Children
The number of children confirmed killed or injured in Ukraine passed 1,000 today, a grim milestone after six months of war, Save the Children said today. Since 24 February, an average of five children have been killed or injured in Ukraine every ... More >>
Four Preschools A Day Damaged Or Destroyed In Ukraine
Monday, 5 September 2022, 1:41 pm | Save The Children
An average of four preschools a day have been damaged or destroyed in the war in Ukraine, putting children’s early development in jeopardy as the new school year begins, says Save the Children. Since the war escalated on 24 February, 822 preschools ... More >>
New WASH Project Will Make Children Returning To School In Solomon Islands Safer
Monday, 5 September 2022, 11:01 am | Save The Children
Children returning to school in the Solomon Islands after months of COVID-19 disruptions will be safer after a new Save the Children project plans to bring clean water, handwashing, toilets and hygiene facilities to schools. Working alongside local communities, provincial ... More >>
No Back-to-school For Thousands Of Children As Nearly 19,000 Schools Damaged, Destroyed By Floods In Pakistan
Friday, 2 September 2022, 9:58 am | Save The Children
At least 18,590 schools have been damaged or destroyed in floods sweeping across Pakistan [1] , with initial estimates that at least 670,000 children have been affected [2] although the real number could be much higher, said Save the Children. With whole ... More >>
More Than One Million Children In Pakistan Severely Affected By Devastating Floods
Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 10:35 am | Save The Children
The safety of about 300,000 families - or at least 2.1 million people, including more than one million children - is at risk after the worst flooding to hit Pakistan in decades destroyed their homes with the race on to prevent the loss of more lives. ... More >>
Worst Pakistan Flooding In Decades Kills More Than 1000 People, Including 348 Children
Monday, 29 August 2022, 11:43 am | Save The Children
More than 1,000 people, including 348 children have lost their lives and a further 1,500 have been injured in the worst flooding to hit Pakistan in decades. Khuram Gondal, Save the Children’s Pakistan Country Director said: "Flooding across ... More >>
