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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 >>
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 >>
