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GAZA PROTESTS: More than 150 children shot by live ammunition in deadliest day since 2014
Jennifer Moorehead, Save the Children’s Occupied Palestinian Territory Country Director, said:
At least 1,000 children injured in Gaza protests as casualties rise in deadliest day yet
The number of child casualties in Gaza since the protests began more than six weeks ago has now passed 1,000 as scores of injured flooded in following one of the most violent days seen so far, Save the Children warns.
More than 250 children in Gaza shot with live ammunition as protests escalate
Hundreds of children, some as young as eight years old, have been shot by live ammunition in the Gaza protests, an analysis by Save the Children has shown.
Attacks on Education Worsening Globally, Study Shows
Deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on schools and universities, their students, and staff have become more widespread over the last five years, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) said in the 2018 edition of its flagship report, released today. The 300‐page report, Education under Attack 2018, identifies more than 12,700 attacks from 2013 through 2017, harming more than 21,000 students and educators.
New Save the Children research: 10% of children arriving in Uganda say they were raped as they fled DR Congo’s brutal conflict
As thousands of Congolese refugees arrive in Uganda each week, a new assessment by Save the Children has found that 10% of newly arrived children said they were raped during their journey to Uganda.
CANADIANS CALL FOR ACTION AT G7 SUMMIT
TORONTO, Ont. (April 18, 2018) – As momentum builds toward the G7 Summit in June, a coalition of Canadian leading development and humanitarian agencies is amplifying the voices of concerned Canadians who want G7 leaders to take action on the most neglected, yet critical, issue in the world today: the education of girls in crises and conflict.
Somaliland’s drought threatens progress in protecting women and girls from sexual violence and child marriage
The devastating drought in the Horn of Africa is threatening progress made towards stamping out some of the worst forms of abuse against women and girls, Save the Children is warning.
SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK, DOUMA, EASTERN GHOUTA
Sonia Khush, Syria Response Director, said: “We are horrified by reports of a suspected chemical weapons attack in Douma, Eastern Ghouta. While we can’t confirm what happened on Saturday night, it is clear that once again children have been killed and injured in indiscriminate attacks. Our partners report helping children who were choking, foaming at the mouth and convulsing in a chaotic situation.
