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DRC: ONE IN FOUR CONFIRMED EBOLA DEATHS ARE CHILDREN UNDERSCORING THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT THEM
Toronto, May 27, 2026 – At least 25% of confirmed deaths from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are children, highlighting the urgent need to scale up health services and infection prevention to protect children, said Save the Children [1].
Latest government figures released on Wednesday show that children make up 25% of the 17 confirmed Ebola deaths - although the number of real cases is likely to be significantly higher as this number only includes children under 15,…
EBOLA OUTBREAK: “WE ARE IN A GAME OF CATCH-UP. UNLESS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT IS MADE, THIS CRISIS IS GOING TO GET WORSE”
Toronto, May 19, 2026 – The race is on to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo before it spirals further in a country where decimated healthcare systems were slow to pick up on the disease and are ill equipped to stop the disease spreading, Save the Children said.
At least 500 suspected cases of Ebola including 130 deaths have been reported in the DRC since the new outbreak began two weeks ago, according to the World Health Organization.
As Save the Children…
ABOUT HALF OF CHILDREN UNDER 5 IN SOMALIA BATTLING MALNUTRITION AS RISK OF FAMINE ANNOUNCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS
Toronto, May 14, 2026 – About half of children under 5 in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition as poor rains and rising costs drive up hunger levels, with risk of famine announced for the first time in four years, Save the Children said.
New data from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), showed that over 1.88 million children aged 6–59 months are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 493,000 cases of…
OVER FOUR CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED ON AVERAGE A DAY DURING THE ‘SO- CALLED’ CEASEFIRE IN LEBANON
Toronto, May 12, 2026 – More than four children have been killed or injured every day on average in Lebanon in the first 25 days of a temporary ceasefire with families still unable to return to their homes, said Save the Children ahead of further peace talks this week. [1]
BANGLADESH: FAMILIES URGED TO VACCINATE CHILDREN AS NUMBER OF SUSPECTED MEASLES DEATHS EXCEEDS 400
Toronto, May 11, 2026 - More than 400 people in Bangladesh have died from confirmed or suspected measles in the past two months with government data estimating the number of cases at about 55,000 as Save the Children urges families to ensure children are part of an emergency vaccination campaign [1].
CHILDREN IN GAZA CUT OFF FROM LIFE-SAVING CARE JUST ONE HOUR AWAY - EXPERTS AVAILABLE AHEAD OF MAY 7 COURT HEARING
May 2026 - A coalition of international and regional NGOs is urgently calling for the immediate re-opening of a medical corridor for critically ill patients from Gaza to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, warning that children’s lives are being lost as access to life-saving treatment remains blocked.
GAZA: TWO IN THREE CHILDREN AT RISK OF INFECTION DUE TO PLAGUE OF RATS AND PESTS
Toronto, May 1, 2026 –Plagues of rats, mice and insects have swarmed displacement sites in Gaza in recent weeks as temperatures rise, escalating health risks for about 1.4 million people living in overcrowded displacement sites, Save the Children said.[1]
LEBANON: OVER 380,000 CHILDREN PREDICTED TO FACE CRISIS LEVELS OF HUNGER
Toronto, April 29, 2026 – Nearly one fifth of children in Lebanon – about 380,00 children - are expected to face crisis‑level hunger or worse between April and August 2026, according to Save the Children analysis of new data from the world’s leading expert on hunger crises.
