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FAMILIES IN LOCKDOWN: SAVE THE CHILDREN REPORTS 66% OF CHILDREN LONELY DUE TO COVID-19
Survey reveals children’s concerns about the Coronavirus outbreak, with 68% fearful of family members falling ill, and 2 in 3 sometimes feel lonely at home.
Parents are under acute pressure with schools closed, half worried about their children’s mental health, 42% are concerned about keeping up with their children’s schoolwork, and 1 in 3 noticed their children are restless.
Research comes as Save the Children launches Coronavirus Appeal to support families affected by Covid-19
Yemen: Deaths due to Covid-like symptoms surge in Aden as hospitals close
May 14, 2020, YEMEN – Several hospitals in Aden, Yemen, have shut down, and health staff are refusing to go to work for lack of proper protective equipment, as now more than 50 people are dying a day due to the coronavirus in Yemen, Save the Children warns.
Save the Children: 'Devastating 48 hours for Afghanistan’s children'
Timothy Bishop, Save the Children’s Afghanistan Country Director, said:
Syria: thousands of foreign children in Al Hol camp must be repatriated given coronavirus fears
More than 7,000 children of foreign nationalities continue to live in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions in Al Hol camp in northeast Syria amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak. More than a year has passed since the camp population grew following the battle against ISIS in northeast Syria.
MARINA MOSCONE JOINS #SAVEWITHSTORIES INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE EFFORTS OF SAVE THE CHILDREN
Toronto, CA– Canadian fashion designer Marina Moscone is proud to join the efforts of the #SAVEWITHSTORIES initiative providing food, health care, education and protection for millions of children impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX READ TO ARCHIE ON HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY FOR SAVE THE CHILDREN'S 'SAVE WITH STORIES' INITIATIVE TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS FOR CORONAVIRUS APPEAL
TORONTO, May 06, 2020 - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have marked their son Archie’s first birthday today by releasing a short video that shows Meghan reading him one of his favorite books, Duck! Rabbit!, as part of #SAVEWITHSTORIES, aimed at helping children impacted by the coronavirus around the world.
Spin Master and Save the Children Join Forces to Support Indigenous Communities in the Fight Against COVID-19
Photo: Nadene @ Cleopatra's Canvas Photography / Save the Children
May 6, 2020, Toronto – With a goal of ensuring Indigenous children are protected during the COVID-19 pandemic, Spin Master and Save the Children are partnering to distribute face shields, masks and toys to Canada’s most marginalized children.
Locusts, floods and COVID-19: a potentially deadly combination for malnourished children across the Horn of Africa
The return of swarms of desert locusts – with more expected to hatch in May – coupled with the impact of COVID-19 and a return of flood season will devastate the chances of survival for malnourished children in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, Save the Children is warning.
