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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 >>

‘Vaccination ceasefires’ needed in Syria

Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 4:46 pm | Save The Children

Vaccination ceasefires are needed in Syria to prevent the current polio outbreak turning into an epidemic which threatens children across the Middle East region, Save the Children warned today. More >>

Leading the World in the Race for Survival

Wednesday, 23 October 2013, 9:19 am | Save The Children

“It’s a race with a message. Growing up is hard enough. It shouldn’t be a race for survival,” says Save the Children New Zealand’s Chief Executive Heather Hayden. More >>

Services for refugees fleeing war in Syria

Wednesday, 4 September 2013, 7:02 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand is very pleased to have received New Zealand government funding to support a critical health, sanitation and hygiene programme for Syrian refugees living in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Under the scheme announced by government ... More >>

Syrian Children Enduring Siege Conditions

Friday, 23 August 2013, 5:36 pm | Save The Children

Syrian Children Enduring Siege Conditions, Save the Children Warns As One Millionth Child Refugee Is Announced More >>

One Millionth Syrian Child Refugee

Friday, 23 August 2013, 3:03 pm | Save The Children

Children trapped amid fighting in Syria are being killed, maimed, and denied access to food and medicine as the number of child refugees fleeing the civil war tops one million, Save the Children said today. More >>

School Students Tackle Social Issues

Wednesday, 14 August 2013, 2:44 pm | Save The Children

Financial literacy, water, sanitation, communal gardens, sexual harassment and teenage rape are some of the many social issues tackled by New Zealand secondary school students in this year’s P3 Foundation Social Enterprise Competition. More >>

Millions of Children Denied Education In Conflict Zones

Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:33 pm | Save The Children

Almost 50 million children living in conflict affected countries around the world are being denied the chance of going to school whilst the number of reported attacks on education is rising, Save the Children has said. More >>

Millions of Children denied Education in Conflict Zones

Friday, 12 July 2013, 1:14 pm | Save The Children

Almost 50 million children living in conflict affected countries around the world are being denied the chance of going to school whilst the number of reported attacks on education is rising, Save the Children has said. More >>

Syrian Mass Exodus Refugee Crisis

Thursday, 20 June 2013, 9:43 am | Save The Children

Children are dying by the roadside as growing numbers of desperate families flee Syria’s bloody civil war, refugees have told Save the Children. More >>

Syrian Mass Exodus Refugee Crisis

Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 4:29 pm | Save The Children

Children are dying by the roadside as growing numbers of desperate families flee Syria’s bloody civil war, refugees have told Save the Children. More >>

Save the Children Celebrates Volunteers

Friday, 14 June 2013, 4:09 pm | Save The Children

National Volunteer Week (Sunday 16 to Saturday 22 June) is the largest celebration of volunteering in New Zealand.  Save the Children New Zealand thanks its hundreds of volunteers for their loyal and terrific contribution.  More >>

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton: Turkey Protests

Monday, 10 June 2013, 2:27 pm | Save The Children

CONTENT: The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today: More >>

UN announces largest ever humanitarian appeal

Saturday, 8 June 2013, 1:25 pm | Save The Children

The UN haslaunched a US$5 billion appeal for Syria, the largest emergency funding call in its history. Save the Children says gaining access to the millions of children trapped in Syria and at acute risk from the conflict must become the international ... More >>

See the Child – Before the Disability, UNICEF Says

Friday, 31 May 2013, 4:58 pm | Save The Children

SUVA, 30 May 2013 – Children with disabilities and their communities would both benefit if society focused on what those children can achieve, rather than what they cannot do, according to UNICEF’s annual State of the World’s Children’s report. More >>

Research Confirms Children Need Adequate Nutrition to Learn

Friday, 31 May 2013, 4:55 pm | Save The Children

Chronically malnourished children are on average nearly 20% less literate than those who have a nutritious diet, according to ground-breaking new research out from Save the Children. More >>

Research confirms children need adequate nutrition to learn

Friday, 31 May 2013, 3:00 pm | Save The Children

Chronically malnourished children are on average nearly 20% less literate than those who have a nutritious diet, according to ground-breaking new research out from Save the Children. More >>

DR Congo World’s Toughest Place to Be a Mother

Wednesday, 8 May 2013, 12:37 pm | Save The Children

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the toughest place in the world to be a mother – while Finland is the best – according to Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers report for 2013. More >>

New Zealand Can Still Do Better For Mothers and Children

Tuesday, 7 May 2013, 3:14 pm | Save The Children

New Zealand Can Still Do Better For Mothers and Children says Save the Children, Despite Overall Reduction In Global Child Mortality More >>

Save the Children Supports New Campaign For Food In Schools

Thursday, 2 May 2013, 3:00 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand is behind the Community Campaign for Food in Schools, which launches today and the child rights organisation is calling on New Zealanders to let the government know just how important it is to ‘feed the kids’. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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