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Save the Children and Solomon Islands
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 3:21 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand is deeply concerned about the effects of flash flooding in the Solomon Islands, and is monitoring the situation closely. More >>
Save The Children Film Becomes a Viral Sensation
Friday, 7 March 2014, 1:01 pm | Save The Children
A powerful 93 second short film depicting a year in the life of a young girl whose comfortable life is shattered by war has gone viral on YouTube being viewed over two million time in less than 24 hours. More >>
Concern over fate of 21,000 people trapped in South Sudan
Friday, 21 February 2014, 12:03 pm | Save The Children
WESTPORT, Conn. (February 19, 2014) — Save the Children is concerned about the fate of more than 21,000 people trapped inside a United Nations base in Malakal, South Sudan, as renewed fighting between government and opposition-led forces rages ... More >>
New education partnership announced in Jordan
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 12:11 pm | Save The Children
WESTPORT, Conn. (February 18, 2014) — The Malala Fund announced today that it will be partnering with Save the Children to help vulnerable Syrian and Jordanian children return to education. More >>
Stephen Hawking op-ed on Syria
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 5:28 pm | Save The Children
Aristotle, one of the most famous Greek philosophers, believed the universe had existed forever. The reason he believed why we are not more developed was that floods, or other natural disasters, repeatedly set civilization back to the beginning. More >>
Save the Children hails passage of global food aid reform
Wednesday, 5 February 2014, 7:21 pm | Save The Children
WESTPORT, Conn. (February 4, 2014) — Save the Children praised the reforms to U.S. global food aid included in the Agriculture Act of 2014, which passed the Senate today and will next head to the President to sign, saying these changes are good ... More >>
Save the Children commends President Obama for his support
Thursday, 30 January 2014, 12:36 pm | Save The Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2014) — Save the Children applauds President Obama for putting children first in his State of the Union address last night. We commend his renewed call for universal Pre-K that would allow all American children to enter ... More >>
Humanitarian groups say protect Syrian children
Tuesday, 21 January 2014, 3:07 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children and Other Leading Humanitarian Groups Say Protecting Syrian Children Must be Priority at Geneva Talks More >>
Thousands of children feared trapped in Sudan swampland
Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 9:53 am | Save The Children
WESTPORT, Conn. (January 13, 2014 ) — Thousands of children fleeing fighting in South Sudan are believed to be trapped in swampland, unable to afford the boat fare to cross the river Nile to safety, according to Save the Children. More >>
Serious concerns about the potential for a disease outbreak
Friday, 3 January 2014, 9:11 am | Save The Children
Fears of an Epidemic Outbreak in the Central African Republic Media Contact Francine Uenuma 202.450.9153 More >>
Access to South Sudan children restricted
Tuesday, 31 December 2013, 11:51 am | Save The Children
Access to South Sudan's Conflict Affected States Must be Improved in Order to Reach 1,000s of Children Affected by the Fighting More >>
Save the Children Aid Flight Heads to South Sudan
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 12:23 pm | Save The Children
WESTPORT, Conn. (Dec. 23, 2013) — A special Save the Children flight will arrive in South Sudan on Tuesday, Dec. 24, carrying supplies for families who have fled their homes due to fighting. More >>
Breast-milk critical to health of newborns in disaster areas
Saturday, 23 November 2013, 1:45 pm | Save The Children
Two weeks since Typhoon Haiyan, Save the Children says breast-milk critical to health of 25,000 newborns expected in disaster areas within the next month More >>
First child friendly space opens in Tacloban
Thursday, 21 November 2013, 3:58 pm | Save The Children
Maria now has a safe space to play and learn again, with her family among the first to stay at one of Save the Children’s child friendly spaces in Tacloban City. More >>
First of many child centres for the Philippines
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 5:32 pm | Save The Children
Vulnerable children in the Philippines will soon have access to safe havens with the first of several child friendly spaces scheduled to open tomorrow. More >>
Additional New Zealand typhoon aid welcomed
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 6:04 pm | Save The Children
The New Zealand Government’s decision today to provide a further $2.975 million in aid to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has been welcomed by Save the Children New Zealand. More >>
New Zealand aid reaches those in most need in Tacloban
Monday, 18 November 2013, 3:46 pm | Save The Children
More than 100 tonnes of new Save the Children aid items and essential kits started to arrive in Tacloban over the weekend. More >>
Typhoon Haiyan also a children’s emergency
Friday, 15 November 2013, 3:08 pm | Save The Children
As Save the Children empties warehouses from around the world for emergency aid to the Philippines, its New Zealand Chief Executive, Heather Hayden, said today that children and young people are always at special risk from disasters of this scale. More >>
Children particularly affected by Typhoon Haiyan
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 5:16 pm | Save The Children
Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon in 2013, hit the Philippines with sustained winds of 250kph on Friday 8 November. It forced an estimated one million people to flee to shelter, cutting power lines and destroying buildings. More >>
Children particularly affected by Typhoon Haiyan
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 10:13 am | Save The Children
Children particularly affected by Typhoon Haiyan Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest typhoon in 2013, hit the Philippines with sustained winds of 250kph on Friday 8 November. It forced an estimated one million people to flee to shelter, cutting power lines ... More >>