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"Children Living In Fear": More Than 100 Million Children Impacted In Middle East Regional Conflict

Thursday, 5 March 2026, 1:09 pm | Save The Children

This is the most expansive conflict in the region in decades, impacting at least 15 countries with strikes destroying homes, schools and hospitals in some of the worst-affected countries. More >>

Children Sleeping In Cars And On The Streets In Lebanon As Families Seek Safety

Wednesday, 4 March 2026, 10:19 am | Save The Children

About 58,000 people, including an estimated 16,000 children have been displaced in Lebanon in the past three days according to the Ministry of Social Affairs due to Israeli airstrikes and forced displacement orders. More >>

Save The Children: Child Poverty Figures Demand Government Action To Address Stagnation

Thursday, 26 February 2026, 12:59 pm | Save The Children

The data shows that despite the aims of the Child Poverty Reduction Act to achieve a significant and sustained reduction in child poverty, rates have largely remained the same for the past five years. More >>

SUDAN: Children Killed On First Day Of Ramadan Must Spur Urgent Action To Protect Every Child - Save The Children

Friday, 20 February 2026, 4:46 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children has worked in Sudan since 1983 and is currently supporting children and their families across Sudan providing health, nutrition, education, child protection and food security and livelihoods support. More >>

UKRAINE: Children Anxious, Fearful After 4000 Hours Of Air Raid Alarms In Four Years Of War

Thursday, 19 February 2026, 4:59 pm | Save The Children

Parents and Save the Children staff report that children are anxious and worried, while some children have developed gastrointestinal disorders due to stress. More >>

SOMALIA: Children Facing Catastrophic Hunger As Drought Decimates Crops, Livestock

Wednesday, 28 January 2026, 4:40 pm | Save The Children

The crisis comes as Somalia enters the harsh January-March dry season after back-to-back failed rainy seasons since last year. More >>

Children In Tents Face Snow And Freezing Cold In Earthquake-Devastated Afghanistan

Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 11:08 am | Save The Children

About 5,700 families are still living in temporary camps in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, according to the UN. More >>

Nearly Two Years Since The Rafah Crossing Was Closed Families Await Developments

Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 9:21 am | Save The Children

Nearly two years since the Rafah crossing was closed in May 2024, people in Gaza are anxiously awaiting news of its potential reopening following the discovery of the last remaining hostage. More >>

SUDAN: Children Have Lost About 500 Days Of Learning Due To War In One Of The World’s Longest School Closures

Thursday, 22 January 2026, 4:42 pm | Save The Children

Children and adults alike witnessed a huge range of marine species at close range. The event was funded by Water Safety NZ, with broader funding support from Foundation North. More >>

Children In Gaza Killed By Cold And Collapsing Buildings As Conditions Gnaw Away At Daily Life - Save The Children

Thursday, 15 January 2026, 3:44 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children is continuing to deliver lifesaving services and multi-sector programming through our 300 Palestinian staff and trusted local partners in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). More >>

Children In Gaza Face More Storms And Disease As New Year Starts

Friday, 9 January 2026, 11:24 am | Save The Children

With sanitation systems damaged after two years of Israeli bombardment, rainwater has mixed with human and animal sewage leading to outbreaks of diseases and with conditions like malnutrition make these diseases life-threatening. More >>

YEAR IN REVIEW: Five Climate Disasters That Disrupted Children's Lives In 2025

Tuesday, 30 December 2025, 1:11 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children data this year showed about 136,000 children a day have been affected by climate disasters over the past 30 years, highlighting the need for decisive action to protect children against the impacts of climate change. More >>

Afghanistan: More Than One In Three Children Facing Crisis Levels Of Hunger As Winter Starts

Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 5:21 pm | Save The Children

Funding cuts also mean that only 1 million people - almost six times less than during the same period in 2024 - will get food assistance at a time when needs are increasing, according to the IPC. [2] More >>

Gaza Storms Amid Israeli Aid Restrictions Cut Off Vital Services For Children

Friday, 12 December 2025, 11:29 am | Save The Children

Four of the aid group’s eight child-friendly spaces were forced to close during last month’s severe storms as camps were flooded or damaged by a combination of rainwater and sewage. More >>

NZ-Funded Project To Boost Cambodian Horticulture And Improve The Lives Of Children And Families

Sunday, 30 November 2025, 3:11 pm | Save The Children

"GROWTH represents a new generation of agricultural programming - one that not only strengthens markets, but also strengthens families," says iDE Cambodia Country Director Kevin Robbins. More >>

Israeli Military Raids In The West Bank Force Entire Communities Into Lockdown, Keeping Children Out Of School

Saturday, 29 November 2025, 2:37 pm | Save The Children

While attention has been focused on Gaza we must not take our eyes off child rights violations in the West Bank. More >>

"We Are Between Life And Death" - One Month After Agreement, Lives In Gaza Are In Limbo

Friday, 14 November 2025, 2:50 pm | Save The Children

Renewed Israeli military airstrikes that killed more than 100 people including 46 children two weeks ago left communities terrified once more and distrustful that the pause will become a definitive ceasefire. More >>

Aotearoa Youth To Represent New Zealand At COP30 In Brazil

Friday, 7 November 2025, 8:51 am | Save The Children

The delegation, led by Save the Children New Zealand’s Youth Engagement Coordinator, Vira Paky, will bring Pacific and Aotearoa youth voices to one of the world's largest climate gatherings in Belém, the gateway to the Amazon. More >>

Crimes Against Children In Conflict Surged 30% In 2024 To Worst Ever Level

Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 6:10 pm | Save The Children

The report questions the world’s approach to security, highlighting that less than 2% of global security spending goes to peacebuilding or peacekeeping, despite record-high military budgets. More >>

Mothers And Children Fleeing El Fasher Under Attack, Hungry, And In Desperate Need Of Aid - Save The Children

Thursday, 30 October 2025, 5:02 pm | Save The Children

More than 260,000 people - including an estimated 130,000 children - remain trapped inside the city, enduring famine-like conditions, a total collapse of health services, and no safe way out. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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