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More than 110,000 Syrian children forced from their homes by fighting in new wave of mass displacement
The escalation in fighting in southern Idlib has created one of the worst surges in displacement seen in Syria since the start of the conflict, Save the Children is warning.
INGO Joint Statement on the complete opening of Hudaydah Port
Seventeen aid agencies working in Yemen are urging for the complete and unconditional opening of Hudaydah port to allow for the uninterrupted flow of food and fuel. A thirty-day concession period enabling the delivery of commercial supplies has brought only brief reprieve within the context of a sustained blockade on Yemen’s Red Sea Ports. Parties to Yemen’s conflict have a
responsibility to minimise the impact of war on civilians in Yemen by mitigating all factors that exacerbate death and…
Southern Vietnam awaits strong winds and deluge of rain after Cyclone Tembin lashes Philippines
Communities in southern Vietnam are bracing for heavy rains and powerful winds this Christmas Day, when Cyclone Tembin is expected to make landfall in the very south of the country.
Statement: Tropical Storm Tembin
FEARS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AS TROPICAL STORM TEMBIN LEAVES TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
Reports of collapsed homes, deadly landslides and flash flooding have emerged after Tropical Storm Tembin swept across the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Friday.
“This is an absolute tragedy for many children in what should be a festive and joyful time of year, when people are relaxing and spending time with their families,” Save the Children Country Director in the…
ROHINGYA: Save the Children welcomes Special Envoy’s interim report on the Rohingya Crisis, calls for systematic documentation of human rights abuses
Save the Children welcomes the interim report on the Rohingya crisis published by The Honourable Bob Rae, Canada’s Special Envoy to Myanmar. As an aid agency responding to the needs of refugees on the ground in Bangladesh, Save the Children echoes Mr Rae’s particular concern for the well-being and recovery of women and girls, many of whom have survived horrific sexual violence and require dedicated assistance to support their recovery.
Save the Children thanks Canadians for their generosity towards Rohingya people, welcomes Canadian Government support
Save the Children welcomes today’s announcement of the final tally for the Myanmar Crisis Relief fund and wishes to thank Canadians for their generosity in ensuring children affected by the crisis in Myanmar receive much-needed life-saving support. The children’s aid agency welcomed the significant contribution of the Canadian Government, whose funding contribution matched Canadian public donations, driving increased support to the relief effort.
YEMEN: SAVE THE CHILDREN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN SANAA
TORONTO, DECEMBER 4 - Children in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other districts are cut off from vital help and risk being injured or killed in intense street battles and airstrikes.
YEMEN: 600 NEW CASES OF STARVING CHILDREN EVERY DAY Famine fears grow amid a continued blockade
Yemen is seeing an estimated 20,000 new cases of severely malnourished children aged under-5 every month, an average of 27 children every hour. These numbers are likely to rise significantly despite the reported opening of access to humanitarian supplies, as a continued restriction on commercial and humanitarian imports pushes prices of basic goods beyond the reach of ordinary families, warns Save the Children.
