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GAZA: New Year Begins With More Children Killed By Israeli Airstrikes
Saturday, 4 January 2025, 2:44 pm | Save The Children
As we enter 2025, we are seeing history not only repeat itself but reach new depths, with children who have been bombed, starved and continuously forced from their homes over 15 months - increasingly vulnerable to the ongoing impacts of this relentless ... More >>
2024 In Review: 35 Children Born Into Hunger Every Minute In 2024 - Save The Children
Monday, 30 December 2024, 1:19 pm | Save The Children
Analysis of U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) data showed the number of children born into hunger rose by around 5% in 2024 compared to a year earlier and 19% more than the 15.3 million recorded in 2019 when progress on tackling childhood ... More >>
One Week On From Devastating Earthquake, Families In Vanuatu Still Terrified
Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 9:17 am | Save The Children
One week on from Vanuatu’s deadly 7.3 magnitude earthquake, families hit by the disaster are still reeling from the nightmarish moment the quake hit, highlighting the need for mental health assistance alongside urgent humanitarian priorities. More >>
Why Three Child Killer Diseases Rose Globally This Year
Monday, 23 December 2024, 2:27 pm | Save The Children
More than 13,600 people, including children, are suspected or confirmed to have died from these three diseases this year, with cases of dengue and mpox reaching record highs. More >>
VANUATU: Save The Children Gravely Concerned For Children And Families In Vanuatu After Multiple Earthquakes
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:10 pm | Save The Children
The Govt of Vanuatu has confirmed at least 14 people have been killed & hundreds more injured, after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Vanuatu, 37km from the capital, Port Vila, just after midday on Tuesday, Dec 17, followed by a magnitude 5.5 earthquake ... More >>
SYRIA: "We Must Make This The Turning Point For Children In Syria", Says Save The Children
Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 10:20 pm | Save The Children
While the current transition is an important milestone, the events of recent weeks have increased need. More than one million people, half of whom are children, fled their homes in the past 11 days, and are in critical need of food, shelter and warm ... More >>
UKRAINE: Mental Health Toll Of War Leaves Children With Speech Defects, Twitching, And Sleep Disorders
Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:49 pm | Save The Children
Analysis of the Save the Children’s case management data from January to June 2024 reveals 43% of these children are suffering from psychosocial distress. More >>
New Survey: Strong Support To Raise Marriage Age In Solomon Islands
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 11:46 am | Save The Children
One in five girls in Solomon Islands is currently married before the age of 18 and this rises to one in four in rural areas. Around 6% of girls are married before the age of 15. More >>
Families Resorting To Desperate Measures With No End In Sight To Famine Conditions In Sudan's Zamzam Camp
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 11:46 am | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling on all parties to conflict to protect civilian areas such as displacement shelters, including Zamzam camp, and immediately halt fighting around El Fasher and Zamzam camp that put civilians at risk. More >>
Pacific Youth Hope Historic Hearing In The Hague Delivers Climate Justice Where COP Did Not
Monday, 2 December 2024, 6:59 pm | Save The Children
Vanuatu, along with a group of Pacific Island law students, have spearheaded the move to seek an advisory opinion from the ICJ that will define the legal obligations of countries to take climate action. More >>
Save The Children Condemns Killing Of Staff Member In Israeli Airstrike In Gaza
Sunday, 1 December 2024, 4:08 pm | Save The Children
Ahmad is the second Save the Children staff member killed by an Israeli airstrike since the war began in October 2023. Sameh Ewaida, 39, his wife, four children and members of his extended family were killed in December 2023 when their residential ... More >>
About 300,000 Children Have Fled Lebanon To Syria, Where Aid Needs Have Never Been Higher
Saturday, 30 November 2024, 10:38 pm | Save The Children
At least 1.2 million people in Lebanon - a fifth of the total population have been displaced since the violence escalated, including many of the 1.5 million Syrian refugees who have been sheltering in Lebanon since conflict hit their country 13 ... More >>
Book Empowering Children’s Voice To Be Gifted To Every New Zealand Primary School
Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3:17 pm | Save The Children
Supported by Life Education Trust and Save the Children, ‘The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus’ is the latest story from Avril McDonald, the award-winning author, which aims to give all children access to tools that help them manage tough emotions and ... More >>
COP29: New Finance Goal Fails Children, Their Families And Communities On The Frontline Of The Climate Crisis
Sunday, 24 November 2024, 3:13 pm | Save The Children
The new target figure of $300 billion a year for climate-vulnerable countries by 2035, and the failure to address loss and damage flies in the face of the ambition needed to tackle this emergency. More >>
Ukraine: Half A Million Babies Born Into Fear And Violence In 1000 Days Of War
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:21 am | Save The Children
New analysis, released today on World Children’s Day, shows more than 516,000 babies have been born in Ukraine between Feb 2022 and Aug 2024, removed of any rights to safety and healthcare, with many living on the frontlines, exposed to physical danger ... More >>
Survivors Must Receive Redress To Have The Opportunity To Heal: Save The Children
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 6:58 pm | Save The Children
Today’s vision shared of New Zealand is of an Aotearoa where every child has their rights understood, respected and upheld ensuring they live good lives now and have a bright future to look forward to. More >>
One In 8 Children Significantly Impacted By The 10 Biggest Extreme Weather Events This Year
Thursday, 7 November 2024, 4:43 pm | Save The Children
As world leaders prepare to meet at the COP29 summit in Azerbaijan next week, new analysis by the child rights organisation showed that from 1 January until 29 October, about 300 million children across Asia, Africa and Brazil were affected by the worst ... More >>
World More Dangerous Than Ever For Children With Crimes In Conflict At Highest Ever In 2023
Friday, 1 November 2024, 11:41 am | Save The Children
The report found 31,721 documented cases of grave violations against children [2] in conflict took place in 2023, which equated to an average of 86 crimes against children per day, eclipsing the previous record set in 2022. More >>
LEBANON: At Least 2 Children Killed Every Day In Five Weeks Of War
Wednesday, 30 October 2024, 9:25 am | Save The Children
More than one million people - about one fifth of the population - have been forcibly displaced from their homes and about 2,700 people, including over 150 children, killed and more than 12,500 injured since October last year according to the Ministry of ... More >>
Rangatahi Present Climate Action Statement To Politicians Ahead Of COP29
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 1:43 pm | Save The Children
The Youth Climate Statement, created at NZ’s first COP simulation event for youth held last month in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, will be presented to climate spokespeople this evening online at 7pm before being sent to Climate Change Minister Simon Watts ... More >>
