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Slow coronavirus response to cost millions of lives in poorest countries
TORONTO, March 27, 2020 – Swift action to contain the spread of coronavirus would save at least three million lives in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia according to new research from Imperial College, UK, but this prediction understates the number of lives at stake, warns Save the Children.
Over 170 of Canada’s leading charities to call on the Federal Government for emergency support to face the COVID-19 crisis
This week, leaders of over 170 Canadian charities sent a letter to the Government of Canada asking for urgent financial support to prevent the irreparable collapse of the charity sector and their vital programs due to the COVID-19 crisis. Canada’s charities are a critical part of the Canadian economy, contributing more than eight percent to Canada’s GDP ($162 billion in 2017) and employing more than ten percent (1.4 million) of working Canadians.
COVID-19: A porous border with Iran means thousands of Afghans continue to cross daily going unchecked
Lockdown of Kabul a 'good first step' but more needed to avoid a devastating death toll, warns Save the Children
Despite a city-wide lockdown in Kabul, the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak combined with Afghanistan’s weak health system, widespread corruption, decades-old conflict and ongoing political crisis, is turning the situation in the country into a perfect storm for children, Save the Children said today.
Statement: Global ceasefire could help protect the lives of 415 million children
Bill Chambers, President and CEO of Save the Children, said:
“There are 415 million children living in conflict - they are dying from violence, recruited and abducted, detained and abused. Now they face the added risk of losing loved ones to the virus or being infected themselves. It is impossible to properly fight such a pandemic when bombs are falling, or go to a hospital when bullets are flying. You can’t scale up much needed health services when soldiers are fighting in the…
Five years of war in Yemen: more than half of children feel sad and depressed
Save the Children presents survey findings amidst Covid-19 fears: conflict takes heavy toll on children’s mental health
COVID-19: Most marginalized children will bear the brunt of unprecedented school closures around the world
Governments and communities must act now to ensure that millions of vulnerable children do not lose out on their education as schools close their gates to try and contain the Coronavirus outbreak, warns Save the Children.
Millions of refugee and displaced children in overcrowded camps as coronavirus spreads globally
Vulnerable children and their families living in informal settlements such as refugee and displacement camps cannot be forgotten as the world tightens restrictions in a battle to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Save the Children is warning.
Idlib, Syria: Two schools a day damaged or abandoned during escalation in fighting
For all children to attend school, each functioning classroom in Idlib would need to accommodate 240 students
Save the Children and partner Shafak bring school to children who have fled brutal violence by turning buses into mobile classrooms
Yesterday, the conflict in Syria entered its 10th Save the Children is calling on all warring parties to ensure that children and civilians are off-limits and protected.
