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At least 100,000 babies die every year because of conflict
At least 550,000 babies are thought to have died as a result of armed conflict between 2013 and 2017 in the 10 worst crisis-affected countries, according to new analysis by Save the Children — an average of well over 100,000 every year.
Government of Canada Commits to Ending Child And Forced Labour in Corporate Supply Chains
Ottawa, ON (February 11, 2019) – The Government of Canada announced on Friday that it would initiate consultations on corporate supply chain legislation this year. The statement is a positive step towards requiring Canadian companies to take action and report on their efforts to address child labour, modern slavery, and other human rights violations, according to a coalition of Canadian organizations including World Vision, Fairtrade Canada, UNICEF Canada and Save the Children.
Save the Children welcomes Canadian funding for people affected by the Venezuelan crisis
Save the Children welcomes the Government of Canada’s support for millions of people affected by the crisis in Venezuela. A deepening economic, political and humanitarian situation in the Latin American country has forced over 3 million people to flee since 2015, in search of food, health care and other basic services.
Fleeing for safety: conflict and violence displaces one in ten children in Yemen
Over 1.5 million children across Yemen have been forced from their homes. That’s 1 in 10 children; more than all children aged 14-and-under in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary and Halifax, combined.[i]
Save the Children appoints two new women board members to guide organization’s goal to reach every last child
As Save the Children marks its 100th year as a global children’s rights organization, two new members are joining the Canadian Board of Directors, to help guide the organization’s ambitious goals to reach every last child.
Save the Children stands in solidarity with land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en territory
Save the Children strongly supports community members defending Wet’suwet’en land in British Columbia. Community members are concerned about recent run-ins with RCMP, which have threatened the overall safety and well-being of their lives and neighbours, particularly as they pertain to a healing-lodge in the affected area.
SYRIA: Fears for more than 11,000 children in Idlib as flooding hits camps
B-roll, interviews and photographs from flooded camps in Idlib are available here
Yemen: Save the Children Statement on Reported Agreement for Hodeidah Ceasefire, Sana’a Airport Reopening
Bill Chambers, Save the Children Canada’s President and CEO, said:
