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Drought Leaves An Estimated 6.5 Million Children At Risk of Hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya
January 27, 2017…An estimated six and half million children could be at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa as a result of back-to-back droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, Save the Children is warning ahead of this weekend’s African Union (AU) meetings in Addis Ababa.
Save the Children Statement on Potential U.S. Executive Order on Suspension of Refugee Resettlement
In response to reports of a potential executive action by the United States Government regarding refugee resettlement, Carolyn Miles, President and CEO of Save the Children USA, released the following statement:
Refugee and migrant children injured in illegal border push-backs across Balkans
Average 30 cases a day of unlawful and clandestine push-backs into Serbia
January 24, 2017…The EU-Turkey deal has spelled a deadlier land route for refugees crossing the Balkans, with children experiencing harsh weather conditions, dog bites and violent treatment by both police and smugglers as they cross mountains and forests in sub-zero temperatures.
Astana Syria talks happening in a ‘parallel reality’ as children continue to live under bombing and siege: Save the Children
As parties to the conflict in Syria meet in Astana, Kazakhstan today, Save the Children is warning that hundreds of thousands of children are still trapped and being bombed and denied aid in besieged and hard-to-reach areas. More than two weeks after the start of a partial truce, there has been an appalling lack of progress on aid deliveries, underlining the risk that these talks will focus on narrow military and political gains at the expense of helping the most vulnerable.
Statement on Mosul by Save the Children’s Middle East Advocacy Director, Misty Buswell
January 18, 2017…“Many families have escaped the horrors of Mosul, but at least 300,000 children remain trapped in the west of the city and now face the prospect of a brutal siege.
World is More Than 450 Years Off Target From Meeting Child Poverty Promise
January 15, 2017…The world is 452 years away from delivering on the promise of ending extreme child poverty, new figures commissioned by Save the Children show. This timescale of four and half centuries is as remote from today as the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Almost no aid has reached Syria’s besieged areas despite ‘truce’: Save the Children
January 13, 2017…Two weeks on from the start of the ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey on 30th December, the majority of besieged areas have yet to receive any humanitarian aid despite the freezing winter conditions.
Yemen hospitals on the brink of closure as health system collapse leaving 8 million children without access to healthcare
December 19, 2016…Yemen’s health system is on the brink of collapse, according to a new briefing by Save the Children which includes interviews with doctors and parents in the war-ravaged country.
