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Women and children burnt alive, widespread rape and abductions: new report details the harrowing testimonies of Rohingya children.
Save the Children urges Canada to step up pressure to end extreme violence against children fleeing Myanmar and ensure funding for their full recovery, particularly for girls who have survived horrific sexual violence.
Save the Children welcomes Bob Rae's call on PM Trudeau to continue Canada’s support for the displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh
Save the Children welcomes the calls of Bob Rae, the Canadian government's special envoy in Myanmar, for Prime Minister Trudeau to continue Canada’s support for the displaced Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh.
INGO joint statement on closure of Yemen’s air, sea and land ports
15 humanitarian agencies expressed serious concern today over the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition’s decision to temporarily close all entry points to Yemen, effectively sealing the country off. The agencies demand that humanitarian operations are allowed to resume immediately and request clarity on the planned duration of the current closure and contingencies to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered.
Pneumonia, world’s deadliest disease, kills two children every minute—Save the Children
Nearly one million children a year are dying from pneumonia even though it can be treated with antibiotics costing as little as $0.50 Save the Children reveals today.
Save the Children Names Bill Chambers New President & CEO
TORONTO, ON (Oct 30, 2017) — Save the Children Canada’s Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Bill Chambers as its new president and CEO.
All Sixties Scoop Survivors Should Be Compensated Fairly
All Indigenous adults who were robbed of their culture between the 1960s and 1980s, should be compensated fairly for the harm they suffered as children, Save the Children Canada has said.
High-level meeting aims to urgently accelerate action to end child marriage in West and Central Africa
Dakar 23rd October 2017 Ministers, First Ladies, United Nations agencies, civil society, religious and traditional leaders, youth groups and other key actors from across West and Central Africa gather in Dakar, Senegal from 23 to 25 October 2017, to strengthen their commitments to ending child marriage and agree on tangible and measurable steps towards eliminating the practice in the region.
YEMEN: Cholera outbreak now largest and fastest on record, 600,000 children infected by Christmas
Yemen’s cholera outbreak will reach more than a million cases by Christmas at current rates, including at least 600,000 children, Save the Children is warning.
