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Save The Children: ‘Saudi Led Coalition Gets A Free Pass To Destroy Children’s Lives In Yemen Yet Again’
Tuesday, 22 June 2021, 9:45 am | Save The Children
Despite killing and maiming at least 194 children in Yemen in 2020 according to UN verified data, the Saudi and Emirati led coalition gets a green light to continue destroying children’s lives in Yemen, Save the Children warned today. In a disheartening ... More >>
Media Statement Re: Sir Ian Hassall's Passing
Wednesday, 16 June 2021, 3:38 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand’s Chief Executive Heidi Coetzee says Sir Ian Hassall will long be remembered as a staunch advocate for children, who dedicated his career to making the world a better place for children here and around the world. "Over ... More >>
Save The Children Calls For Help To Feed Fijian Children In Need
Wednesday, 2 June 2021, 6:56 am | Save The Children
Save the Children staff with the life-saving grocery packs for families in need Save the Children New Zealand has today launched an emergency appeal to help feed hundreds of Fijian families decimated by COVID-19. As cases of COVID-19 continue ... More >>
Save The Children Calls For Governments To Address Global Education Crisis
Tuesday, 1 June 2021, 11:28 am | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand is joining a global call for leaders to address the worldwide education crisis that has seen hundreds of millions of children shut out of their learning. More than 1.5 billion learners around the world have had their ... More >>
Save The Children Welcomes Lift In Benefits Announced In Budget 2021
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:33 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is welcoming the Government’s lift in benefit rates announced today in Budget 2021 but is urging the Government to be courageous in its investment to lift children out of poverty. Today’s announcement of an increase in the main ... More >>
Almost 60 Children Killed In Gaza In The Last Week Alone
Monday, 17 May 2021, 2:21 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is calling for an immediate ceasefire by all parties, as 58 children[i] in Gaza and two children in southern Israel have been killed in the last week. More than a thousand people in Gaza, including 366 children[ii], have also been injured. ... More >>
Save The Children Says New Government Approach To Tackle Family And Sexual Violence Must Include Children’s Voices
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 11:56 am | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand welcomes today’s announcement by Government of an inclusive multi-agency approach and consultation to challenge the country’s horrendous rates of family and sexual abuse. "Family violence and child abuse rates in ... More >>
Save the Children Welcomes Child Protection Act Changes
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 3:04 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand welcomes today’s urgent retrospective law change to close a loophole that meant hundreds of sex offenders had to be removed from the national child sex offender register last month. More >>
I Can Go Without Food, But My Children Can’t." Children And Families In Lebanon Face Critical Days As Curfew Begins
Friday, 15 January 2021, 3:26 pm | Save The Children
BEIRUT, 15 January: The start of Lebanon’s 10-day curfew on Thursday, in the middle of a month-long lockdown, threatens the health and safety of vulnerable children as their families are running out of food and medicines while children miss out on ... More >>
New Research Shows Kiwi Parents Using Positive Discipline Practices Despite Knowledge Gap
Sunday, 20 December 2020, 2:04 pm | Save The Children
A new study released today shows Kiwi parents predominantly use positive discipline to guide and shape their children’s behaviour – but some struggle to find quality information. The study – Understanding the positive discipline practices of parents ... More >>
Trail Of Destruction Slowly Emerging After Cyclone Yasa Smashes Fiji
Friday, 18 December 2020, 4:53 pm | Save The Children
Reports of immense damage left by Cyclone Yasa are beginning to emerge after the cyclone tore across Fiji overnight. After reaching category 5 ‘super’ status on Wednesday, Cyclone Yasa tracked further north than predicted and made landfall ... More >>
World On Brink Of Nutrition Crisis, Save The Children Warns
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 3:28 pm | Save The Children
A new report released by Save the Children today warns that the world is on the brink of a nutrition crisis, with pandemic-related malnutrition projected to kill an average of 153 children a day over the next two years if action is not taken. ... More >>
Peppa Pig Joins Highlight Children’s Rights
Friday, 20 November 2020, 3:45 pm | Save The Children
One of the world’s favourite children’s characters – Peppa Pig – today joined Save the Children at Auckland’s Glenavon School to support children’s rights on World Children’s Day. More >>
Save The Children Joins Call To Raise Income Support Before Christmas
Monday, 9 November 2020, 1:47 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand has joined a super group of more than 50 unions, children’s organisations, service providers and church groups calling on the Government to raise benefit rates before Christmas. The NGOs have signed an open letter addressed to ... More >>
Fears For Children’s Safety As Families In Turkey Caught In Aftermath Of Earthquake
Saturday, 31 October 2020, 1:51 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is deeply concerned for children and their families after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea, affecting the western coast of Turkey, and parts of Greece. Several buildings have collapsed in the Turkish city of Izmir with ... More >>
COVID-19: Children From Poorest Households Across The Globe Have Been Disproportionately Affected
Thursday, 10 September 2020, 4:28 pm | Save The Children
COVID-19: Children from poorest households across the globe have suffered greatest loss of family income, missed out most on education and faced the highest risk of violence at home Save the Children has conducted the largest global survey of its ... More >>
Over 200,000 Lone Child Migrants Left To Uncertain Fates In Europe
Wednesday, 2 September 2020, 3:08 pm | Save The Children
Five years since the tragic death of Alan Kurdi, Save the Children is warning that Europe has failed to address the needs of migrant and refugee children. Some 210,000 unaccompanied children sought asylum in Europe over the past five years, fleeing ... More >>
Save the Children Committed to Helping Louisiana, Texas Kids
Friday, 28 August 2020, 9:13 am | Save The Children
As Hurricane Laura moves inland after battering the Louisiana-Texas coast, bringing with it life-threatening floodwaters and powerful winds, Save the Children is working to meet the most urgent needs of children living in the areas hardest hit by the ... More >>
Bangladesh & Myanmar: Over 100,000 Babies Born In Camps In Recent Years Are Having Futures Robbed
Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 7:44 am | Save The Children
An estimated 108,037 mostly Rohingya children have been born in confinement in Bangladesh and Myanmar over the past several years, new analysis by Save the Children has found. They are living in conditions not suitable for children, with limited access to education ... More >>
‘This Is My Duty’ Humanitarian Health Workers Put Their Lives On The Line During COVID-19 Pandemic
Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 3:09 pm | Save The Children
At risk of catching the coronavirus, battling a lack of PPE and oxygen, treating patients in hostile environments while war planes drop bombs, and not being able to hug their loved ones - humanitarian health workers across the world are putting ... More >>
