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Save The Children on Canterbury Quake

Monday, 6 September 2010, 11:32 am | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand supports the children and families affected by the Canterbury Earthquake More >>

Children Tell Of Horrors Of Devastating Floods

Tuesday, 31 August 2010, 9:46 am | Save The Children

Monday 30 August 2010 - Ten-year-old Olfata watched helplessly as floodwaters swept her younger sister Fozia away from the banks of the Ushu River in Pakistan’s Swat district. More >>

Risk of Fatal Epidemics Worsens in Pakistan

Monday, 23 August 2010, 3:56 pm | Save The Children

Millions of homeless children and families are surrounded by infested floodwaters and the growing risk from epidemics of fatal diseases as the flooding continues in Pakistan. More >>

Save The Children Raise $91,000 for flood vicitims

Tuesday, 17 August 2010, 2:28 pm | Save The Children

16 August, 2010 –Save the Children Zealand has received an extraordinary outpouring of generosity from New Zealanders who have donated $91,092.75 to help the children and families affected by the devastating floods in Pakistan. More >>

Save the Children Supports Consultation

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 6:41 pm | Save The Children

Today is International Youth Day marking the launch of International Youth Year that is focusing on ‘Our Year, Our Voice.’ More >>

Support for Young People Being Consulted

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 4:54 pm | Save The Children

Today is International Youth Day marking the launch of International Youth Year that is focusing on ‘Our Year, Our Voice.’ More >>

Malnutrition And Deadly Diseases Threaten Children

Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 2:42 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children reports more than six million children are vulnerable to malnutrition and life threatening diseases as a result of the floods in Pakistan having lost their homes and in many cases being separated from their families. More >>

Food Supplies Run Low For Families In Pakistan

Friday, 6 August 2010, 5:04 pm | Save The Children

Of the 80 communities surveyed by Save the Children in the flood-affected Swat region the past 2 days, half are unable to access health services; 45% are drinking contaminated water from rivers, ponds and lakes; and 42% do not have water containers. More >>

Food Supplies Run Low for Pakistan's Families

Thursday, 5 August 2010, 3:10 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children reports more than half of the families it is helping had no remaining food supply. More >>

Increased Efforts to Reach Families Stranded

Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 3:42 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand welcomes the announcement the New Zealand Government is providing $2 million emergency aid to Pakistan following the severe flooding in the northwest of the country. More >>

Emergency appeal for Pakistan flood

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 1:43 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand has launched an emergency appeal in response to the needs of children and families affected by severe floods in Pakistan, CEO Liz Gibbs announced today. ‘We’ve committed an immediate $20,000 from our Children’s ... More >>

Save The children Mobilising In Pakistan

Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 9:17 am | Save The Children

Save the Children is mobilising supplies and personnel to begin providing emergency assistance to the children and families who have been affected by the unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, Save the Children New Zealand’s CEO, Liz Gibbs, said ... More >>

Save the Children mobilising for Pakistan flooding

Monday, 2 August 2010, 12:17 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children is mobilising supplies and personnel to begin providing emergency assistance to the children and families who have been affected by the unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, Save the Children New Zealand’s CEO, Liz Gibbs, said ... More >>

Save The Children Encouraged By Progress

Thursday, 29 July 2010, 9:49 am | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Liz Gibbs, said today she is very encouraged that the Pacific region’s advancement of the Millennium Development Goals will be reviewed at the 41st Pacific Islands Forum Leader’s meeting in Vanuatu ... More >>

400,000 Children in Niger at Risk of Starvation

Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 2:33 pm | Save The Children

Almost 400,000 children in the West African country of Niger are at risk of dying of starvation over their summer, Save the Children warns today. More >>

Emergency Appeal for Kyrgyzstan

Monday, 21 June 2010, 2:10 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children New Zealand has launched an emergency appeal to assist children and families displaced by the growing conflict in Kyrgyzstan, CEO Liz Gibbs announced today. We want to raise NZ$100,000 towards Save the Children International’s global ... More >>

Emergency Appeal for Children in Kyrgyzstan

Monday, 21 June 2010, 1:11 pm | Save The Children

21 June 1010-Save the Children New Zealand has launched an emergency appeal to assist children and families displaced by the growing conflict in Kyrgyzstan, CEO Liz Gibbs announced today. We want to raise NZ$100,000 towards Save the Children International’s ... More >>

Thousands of Children Affected By China Earthquake

Thursday, 15 April 2010, 10:28 am | Save The Children

Children are likely to be the worst affected by the Qinghai earthquake which has killed hundreds of people, warns Save the Children. The quake, which measured 7.1 according to Chinese media on the Richter scale has left most buildings wrecked in ... More >>

Haiti: New Zealanders Contribute Nearly $1 Million

Monday, 12 April 2010, 11:33 am | Save The Children

“The generosity of New Zealanders has enabled our organisation to reach more than 550,000 people – at least 240,000 of them children. And three months on children are still receiving much-needed aid,” says Save the Children New Zealand Chief ... More >>

Save The Children starts Chile Emergency Fund

Monday, 1 March 2010, 2:42 pm | Save The Children

At 3:34am on February 27 2010, a major earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck central Chile, 91km from the city of Concepcion. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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