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12,000 Children A Day Forcibly Displaced In Gaza, As New 'Evacuation Orders' Issued To Civilians

Saturday, 23 December 2023, 4:38 pm | Save The Children

About 893,000 children are likely to now be internally displaced in Gaza, meaning an average of nearly 12,000 children a day have been forced to flee - many multiple times - since Israeli authorities launched their military operations following the ... More >>

Israeli Siege And Bombardment Threaten Gaza With ‘risk Of Famine’

Friday, 22 December 2023, 9:47 am | Save The Children

The Government of Israel’s military actions are pushing children and families in Gaza towards famine, Save the Children warned today, as newly released data from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) shows one in four households ... More >>

Save The Children Calls For A Lift In Income For Families With Children With Intellectual Disabilities

Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:53 am | Save The Children

Save the Children is appealing to the Government to better support intellectually disabled children and their families after a new report from IHC reveals the "grim reality" of the challenges and hardship faced by too many intellectually disabled ... More >>

Complete Communication Blackout For Four Days And Counting Makes Aid Distribution In Gaza Near Impossible

Monday, 18 December 2023, 9:25 am | Save The Children

The fifth and longest communication blackout across the Gaza Strip since 7 October means the limited aid that has been permitted into Gaza cannot be distributed to more than a million people in need beyond the Gaza-Egypt border area of Rafah, says ... More >>

Number Of Grave Violations Against Children In Conflict Rose 13% In 2022 To Average 76 A Day- Save The Children

Saturday, 16 December 2023, 5:31 pm | Save The Children

The number of grave violations committed against children in times of war rose 13% in 2022, to the highest level since reporting started in 2005, according to new analysis by Save the Children, with numbers of abuse in 2023 expected to rise even further. ... More >>

Save The Children Welcomes New Zealand Government’s Call For A ‘Sustainable Ceasefire’ In Gaza

Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 3:49 pm | Save The Children

Child rights organisation Save the Children New Zealand today welcomed a joint statement, alongside Australia and Canada, signed by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon calling for "urgent international efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire" in Gaza. ... More >>

Save The Children Condemns Killing Of Staff Member And Family In Israeli Airstrike In Gaza

Wednesday, 13 December 2023, 11:29 am | Save The Children

It is with profound sadness we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children and his family have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Sameh Ewaida, 39, had been with Save the Children since 2019. He was the proud father of four children ... More >>

Hunger Named As The Most Concerning Issue Facing Children In 2023 - Global Survey

Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 5:55 pm | Save The Children

Hunger is the most concerning issue affecting children around the world this year, according to almost half of adults surveyed in almost every continent by Save the Children. The survey of more than 25,000 adults between September and October was ... More >>

Deaths By Starvation And Disease May Top Deaths By Bombs As Families Squeezed Into Deadly "Safe Zones"

Sunday, 10 December 2023, 4:53 pm | Save The Children

Two months of relentless bombardment, an Israeli-imposed siege, and dangerous relocation orders have stripped families’ options for survival in Gaza, warned Save the Children today. Whilst the UN Security Council has failed yet again to secure a definitive ... More >>

Save The Children Says Failure To Extend Pause Is A Death Sentence For Children As Bombardment Of Gaza Resumes

Saturday, 2 December 2023, 3:01 pm | Save The Children

The failure to extend the military pause is a death sentence for children in Gaza, with children already reported injured following return to fighting, said Save the Children. Following two extensions of the pause which led to the release of 110 hostages ... More >>

"Listen To Us": What Children Want From COP28

Thursday, 30 November 2023, 10:58 am | Save The Children

Children across the world are demanding better access to climate education, more funding for climate-resilient infrastructure and a seat at the table with their voices heard as their governments head to COP28 this week, Save the Children said. The requests ... More >>

GAZA: Repeated Diplomatic Failures Continue To Cost Thousands Of Children’s Lives

Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:43 am | Save The Children

The international community’s failure to agree on a ceasefire is costing thousands of lives, says Save the Children, as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares to meet tomorrow to discuss the escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian ... More >>

COP28: Number Of Children Facing Hunger Due To Weather Extremes More Than Doubles In 2022

Wednesday, 29 November 2023, 10:28 am | Save The Children

More than 27 million children were driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022, which was a 135% jump from the previous year, according to a new data analysis by Save ... More >>

GAZA: Extension Of Humanitarian Pause Another Step In The Right Direction But Still Falls Far Short

Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 10:40 am | Save The Children

The agreed extension of the four-day pause in fighting by two days is welcome news but children in Gaza won’t be safe until a lasting ceasefire is agreed. Children held hostage must also be released, says Save the Children. The fragile pause has ... More >>

Save The Children Condemns Exploitation Of Children For Geopolitical End As Child Hostages And Detainees Released

Monday, 27 November 2023, 12:05 pm | Save The Children

Save the Children has welcomed the release of some Israeli children held hostage in Gaza and some Palestinian children held in Israeli military detention but reiterated a call for all remaining hostages to be released unconditionally, for more to be ... More >>

Save The Children Welcomes Temporary Truce And Hostage Release But Warns Children Won’t Be Safe Without A Ceasefire

Thursday, 23 November 2023, 8:41 am | Save The Children

Save the Children International CEO Inger Ashing said today the temporary truce and release of hostages was welcomed but it was critical to have a lasting ceasefire for the sake of all children: "We welcome reports that an agreement has been ... More >>

Horn Of Africa: Over 100 Killed And 700,000 Displaced By El Nino Rains As Region Braces For More Wild Weather

Friday, 17 November 2023, 10:34 am | Save The Children

Devastating flash floods have killed at least 111 people, including 16 children, across the Horn of Africa in recent weeks, with more than 770,000 people displaced and rains showing no signs of slowing down, said Save the Children. Unrelenting rainfall ... More >>

BORN INTO WAR: About 15,000 Babies Expected To Be Born Into Crisis In Gaza By End Of 2023

Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 10:19 am | Save The Children

About 15,000 babies are expected to be born in Gaza between 7 October and the end of 2023 with all of them at grave risk amid escalating violence and with medical care, water and food at crisis levels, Save the Children said. This projection by ... More >>

Fuel Has Run Out, Stalling Humanitarian Operations In Gaza, Warn Aid Agencies

Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 2:38 pm | Save The Children

Aid agencies operating in Gaza issued an urgent warning on Monday that fuel reserves critical for aid operations have run out, bringing the limited assistance delivered in Gaza in recent weeks to a complete halt. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency ... More >>

People sheltering in Gaza schools, hospitals must be protected, says Save the Children, after 4 hospitals hit in a day

Saturday, 11 November 2023, 7:51 pm | Save The Children

Attacks on hospitals and schools in Gaza where the UN says nearly one million civilians are sheltering must stop, Save the Children said on Friday following the bombardment of Gaza’s biggest hospital complex and three other hospitals. Hospitals and health ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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