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Five Years After Rohingya Exodus, Two Thirds Of Children In Refugee Camps Do Not Feel Safer Than When They Arrived
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 11:05 am | Save The Children
Five years after more than 750,000 Rohingya people fled from mass killings, rape and systematic human rights abuses in Myanmar, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh continue to live in fear, according to a new Save the Children survey. Two thirds (66%) of ... More >>
At Least 16% Of Children Killed In Six Months Of War In Ukraine Aged Under 5
Monday, 22 August 2022, 12:09 pm | Save The Children
At least 16% of children confirmed killed in Ukraine since the war escalated six months ago were under the age of five, Save the Children said today. Between February 24 and August 10, at least 942 children were killed or injured in Ukraine - an average ... More >>
Immediate Action Needed To Protect Children From The Global Hunger Crisis
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 6:23 pm | Save The Children
The world is facing a hunger and nutrition crisis of unprecedented scale [1] with one child already being pushed into severe malnutrition every minute, and 8 million children at risk of death in 15 crisis-affected countries unless they receive immediate ... More >>
Four Children Die In Flash Floods As Afghanistan Marks One Year Of Taliban Rule
Wednesday, 17 August 2022, 10:52 am | Save The Children
Four children and nine adults have died after torrential rain and flash flooding hit Afghanistan’s eastern provinces on Monday, destroying homes and leaving at least 4,000 people in need of urgent assistance, Save the Children said today. The ... More >>
One Year Under Taliban Rule, Girls Are More Isolated, Hungry, Sad: New Report
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 11:46 am | Save The Children
One year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, an economic crisis, crippling drought and new restrictions have shattered girls’ lives, excluding them from society and leaving them hungry, with a quarter showing signs of depression, according to ... More >>
"I Pray We Get Rain By The Mercy Of God." - Crisis In Kenya: Children On The Brink Of Catastrophe
Friday, 5 August 2022, 11:34 am | Save The Children
A severe drought crippling northeastern Kenya has driven the number of children facing acute malnutrition up by 25% so far this year to nearly one million with fears this will rise further if forecasts for another failed rainy season prove to be accurate, ... More >>
Caterpillar Porridge Mixes Local Ingredients To Feed Hungry Children In Central DRC
Thursday, 4 August 2022, 11:35 am | Save The Children
An unusual recipe is being shared by nutrition experts in a province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of a string of initiatives to combat high levels of child malnutrition in the world’s worst hunger crisis - a porridge packed with ... More >>
Yemen: Last Week Of Truce Sees Highest Weekly Number Of Child Casualties In Two Years
Tuesday, 2 August 2022, 11:24 am | Save The Children
An uptick of violence in Yemen led to 38 children being killed or injured in the final week of a UN-brokered truce, the highest number of child casualties in one week since early 2020, in a stark reminder of what children face without a complete ... More >>
Failure To Consult With Children On Changes To Children’s Commissioner Could Breach Child Rights
Wednesday, 27 July 2022, 10:01 am | Save The Children
Save the Children says the Government has an opportunity to consult with children and young people on proposed changes to the Office of the Children’s Commissioner and Oranga Tamariki oversight system, but failure to do so could breach their rights ... More >>
Climate Crisis: Greater Risk Of Health Hazards For Millions Of Children As Heatwaves Sweep Across Europe
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:34 am | Save The Children
Climate crisis: Greater risk of respiratory disease, kidney disease and other health hazards for millions of children as heatwaves sweep across Europe Millions of children across Europe are in danger of respiratory disease, kidney disease and other health ... More >>
Save The Children ‘utterly Horrified’ By Reports That Three Children Killed And Four Injured In Vinnytsia Missile Attack
Friday, 15 July 2022, 10:34 am | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Ukraine after reports that three children are among at least 22 fatalities following missile strikes in the city of Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Save the Children’s Country Director ... More >>
Somalia: Severe Malnutrition Among Children Soars 300% Since January
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 6:01 pm | Save The Children
The number of children in Somalia receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition surged 300% in the first six months of 2022 as the worst drought in years tightened its grip on the country, Save the Children said today. In June, ... More >>
Ukraine: 21 Children Killed Or Injured In Horrific Week Of Violence
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 6:35 pm | Save The Children
At least 21 children have been killed or injured in just a week in an uptick of violence across Ukraine, Save the Children said today. Four children have been killed and a further 17 injured in just six days in a tragic escalation of attacks on civilian ... More >>
'This House Killed My Sister': Children Terrified Of Returning To Their Homes In Earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Saturday, 2 July 2022, 5:44 pm | Save The Children
Children in Paktika province, one of the areas hardest-hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan 10 days ago, are still terrified of returning to their homes where their loved ones were killed, Save the Children said. Tremors and aftershocks continue ... More >>
Malnourished Children Are Treated On Mattresses Outside Overflowing Hospitals As Somalia Accelerates Towards Famine
Thursday, 23 June 2022, 5:11 pm | Save The Children
Hospitals are being overwhelmed by a surge of severely malnourished children in a clear sign that Somalia is hurtling towards a famine that could kill hundreds of thousands, Save the Children said today. With beds full and wards at breaking point, ... More >>
"Reach For The Stars, You Are Important": Kiwis Send Messages Of Support To Girls In Afghanistan
Sunday, 19 June 2022, 1:26 pm | Save The Children
New Zealanders are being asked to stand alongside girls in Afghanistan, many of whom are still struggling to access education since the transition of power last August. More than two months on from the Taliban extending its ban on secondary school ... More >>
Child Malnutrition Rates Soar In Eastern Ethiopia As Once-in-a-lifetime Drought Strikes
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 7:42 pm | Save The Children
Malnutrition rates across east and south-eastern Ethiopia have soared in recent months as drought, displacement and conflict take their toll with about 185,000 children now estimated to be suffering from the most deadly form of malnutrition, Save the ... More >>
Select Committee Recommendation To Retain Role Of Children’s Commissioner A Win But Amendments Don’t Go Far Enough
Monday, 13 June 2022, 4:26 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children today welcomed the Select Committee’s recommendation to retain the important role of a named Children’s Commissioner with the power to report directly to the Prime Minister on important issues relating to the rights of children. ... More >>
Politicians Front Up To Nation's Youth In Political 'hotseat'
Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 2:24 pm | Save The Children
Kiwi politicians will be up against their toughest audience yet when they enter ‘a virtual hotseat’ hosted by a panel of the nation’s rangatahi tomorrow evening. Inspired by this year’s Youth Week theme "Taringa Whakaarongo ki te reo o ... More >>
Families On The Move As Drought Takes Its Toll On Somalia
Monday, 6 June 2022, 4:24 pm | Save The Children
Somalia’s crippling drought, the worst in at least 40 years, has forced more than half a million people to abandon their homes in search of food and water in the last four months, with mothers terrified they will also lose their children, Save the ... More >>
