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Syrian Border Violence Threatens Displaced Children

Thursday, 12 April 2012, 11:41 am | Save The Children

Escalating Syrian Border Violence Threatens Displaced Children – Save The Children 11 April 2012 Escalating violence in Syria, including cross-border fire into a refugee camp in Turkey, raises urgent concerns for the safety of children fleeing the conflict, ... More >>

Lack Of Funding Threatens Response To Crisis In Niger

Thursday, 5 April 2012, 4:20 pm | Save The Children

Lack Of Funding Threatens Response To Crisis In Niger, West Africa, Warns Save The Children 05 April 2012 Early intervention could make a dramatic difference to the worsening hunger crisis in Niger, where the opportunity to act to save lives is shrinking ... More >>

Jump to save the children

Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 4:26 pm | Save The Children

This is your chance to take the plunge of a lifetime and raise funds for Save the Children New Zealand through the Gravity Gives Project on 28 - 29 April 2012. More >>

Save the Children welcomes NZ aid in West Africa food crisis

Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 5:36 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand welcomes new money pledged today by the New Zealand government to fund a response to food shortages in the Sahel region of West Africa. More >>

Freezing temperatures and continued violence in Syria

Friday, 9 March 2012, 3:26 pm | Save The Children

Families fleeing conflict in Syria have been shot at, separated from each other and have had to deal with freezing temperatures as they try to cross the border into neighbouring Lebanon, reported Save the Children today. More >>

Fukushima children afraid to play outdoors

Thursday, 8 March 2012, 3:26 pm | Save The Children

The worst part wasn’t when the tsunami hit - it was after, said nine- year-old Honami. One year after the meltdown at Japan’s nuclear power plants in Fukushima, caused by a magnitude 9 earthquake, new research by Save the Children shows that ... More >>

Save the Children: Rebuilding Japan one year on

Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 11:36 am | Save The Children

It has been one year since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan’s north-eastern coast. Almost 16,000 people died when the magnitude 9 earthquake struck and triggered a powerful tsunami that destroyed many towns and contributed to a meltdown ... More >>

Treasure our tamariki this Children's Day

Friday, 2 March 2012, 3:34 pm | Save The Children

This Sunday, 4 March is Children’s Day / Te Ra O Te Tamariki in New Zealand. Fun family and community events are taking place nationwide and Save the Children New Zealand is again a proud supporter of the day. More >>

Vulnerable Children Are Everyone’s Problem

Friday, 24 February 2012, 11:22 am | Save The Children

23 February 2012 Young representatives working with Save the Children New Zealand handed over the organisation’s submission on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children to new National MP Alfred Ngaro yesterday at parliament. The group of young students ... More >>

Vulnerable children are everyone’s problem - young people

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 1:15 pm | Save The Children

Young representatives working with Save the Children New Zealand handed over the organisation’s submission on the Green Paper for Vulnerable Children to new National MP Alfred Ngaro yesterday at parliament. More >>

Families forced to cut back on food

Thursday, 16 February 2012, 2:11 pm | Save The Children

New research by Save the Children has revealed that after a year of soaring food prices, nearly half of the families surveyed said that they had been forced to cut back on food. More >>

Assessing Children’s Needs in Fiji After Flood

Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 10:21 am | Save The Children

Save the Children colleagues in Fiji are currently completing a post-flood assessment and working with schools to identify the number of children who are likely to need assistance to ensure they can return to school this week. Last week, Fiji was battered ... More >>

Save the Children assessing needs in Fiji after floods

Monday, 30 January 2012, 4:40 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children colleagues in Fiji are currently completing a post-flood assessment and working with schools to identify the number of children who are likely to need assistance to ensure they can return to school this week. More >>

East Africa: Lifeline for children at risk as money runs low

Thursday, 12 January 2012, 1:10 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children has announced that its life-saving work in East Africa is at risk if more funding is not secured for 2012. While over 2.5 million people have already been reached by Save the Children since July 2011, much more money is needed if vital ... More >>

STC To Continue Christchurch Resilience-Building Programme

Saturday, 24 December 2011, 8:23 pm | Save The Children

Following yesterday's series of magnitude 5.8 earthquakes in Christchurch, Save the Children New Zealand has said that the organisation’s Journey of Hope programme will continue to run into 2012. Save the Children New Zealand established the successful ... More >>

Continuation of Christchurch resilience-building programme

Saturday, 24 December 2011, 4:35 pm | Save The Children

Following yesterday's series of magnitude 5.8 earthquakes in Christchurch, Save the Children New Zealand has said that the organisation’s Journey of Hope programme will continue to run into 2012. More >>

Calls for Children’s Emergency Fund donations

Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 10:46 am | Save The Children

Save the Children is urging New Zealanders to invest in a fund that can help the organisation be more prepared and better able to help save children’s lives. More >>

At Least 50,000 Children Caught Up In Philippines Flooding

Monday, 19 December 2011, 1:29 pm | Save The Children

At least 50,000 children have been caught up in flooding in the Philippines, Save the Children estimates, after hundreds of people were swept to their deaths by an enormous cyclone. Two days after torrential rains triggered some of the worst flooding ... More >>

Dunedin, Christchurch tie in third place for charity gifts

Thursday, 15 December 2011, 12:30 pm | Save The Children

Figures released today by the charity Save the Children New Zealand show that Dunedin and Christchurch residents bought exactly the same amount of gifts from the charity’s Wish List product range this year. More >>

Reducing Funding To Fight AIDS/HIV A Mistake

Friday, 2 December 2011, 10:35 am | Save The Children

A major shortfall in pledged resources to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and Malaria could leave up to 1.4 million orphans and vulnerable children without support and hamstring successful prevention and treatment activities for those most ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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