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AFGHANISTAN: Children made up a third of civilian casualties so far this year
Following the release of the UN’s Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Midyear Report on Afghanistan, Save the Children has issued the following statement.
Save the Children statement on the detention and mistreatment of Rohingya refugee children in Malaysia
Shaheen Chughtai, Asia Regional Advocacy Director, Save the Children, said:
SAVE THE CHILDREN PARTNERS WITH BIG HEART JOURNEY TO HELP CHILDREN NAVIGATE BIG FEELINGS IN THIS NEW WORLD
Toronto, July 16, 2020 – JUNO Award-winning, Taes Leavitt (aka Boots), from the children’s music super-duo, Splash’N Boots, and Save the Children join forces to bring fun and engaging meditation and mindfulness practices to children and their families in Canada and around the world.
SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT ON THE RENEWAL OF THE UN CROSS BORDER RESOLUTION
Despite a sharp increase in humanitarian needs across Syria, the United Nations Security Council today voted to further limit the scope of aid to more than four million civilians in North West Syria who depend on it.
The current resolution authorizes the UN to deliver aid to North West Syria through one border crossing only, for the next twelve months. This decision to reduce the crossing points to one will reduce UN agencies and humanitarian actors’ ability to reach millions of people in…
Almost 10 million children may never return to school following Covid-19 lockdown
World is facing a hidden education emergency
Around 10 million children could be out of school forever because of the COVID-19 pandemic - that is more than the total number of children living in Canada.
COVID-19 leaves estimated $77 billion gap in education spending for world’s poorest children
Children in 12 countries are at extremely high risk of dropping out of school forever
In another 28 countries, children are at moderate or high risk of not going back to school
Girls are at…
Yemen: Thousands of children’s lives at risk as healthcare services plummet
Health care for children in war-torn Yemen has been further devastated by a combination of funding cuts and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Save the Children has warned.
Save the Children: ‘This war on children needs to stop now’
Milan Dinic, Country Director for Save the Children in Afghanistan:
‘We’re horrified by the ongoing attacks in Afghanistan, which continue to take the innocent lives of children. The latest attack in Helmand, which reportedly killed at least 23 civilians including two children, is a sad reminder that no child is safe in Afghanistan until the weapons are put down. Only yesterday, there was another explosion of a roadside bomb which also killed six civilians, including two children. Our thoughts…
'Anxiety, panic attacks' among displaced Syrians highlight critical gaps in mental health support
Displaced Syrian children feel scared, exhausted, and are afraid to go home, according to new paper by Save the Children
