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Statement: Global ceasefire could help protect the lives of 415 million children
Bill Chambers, President and CEO of Save the Children, said:
“There are 415 million children living in conflict - they are dying from violence, recruited and abducted, detained and abused. Now they face the added risk of losing loved ones to the virus or being infected themselves. It is impossible to properly fight such a pandemic when bombs are falling, or go to a hospital when bullets are flying. You can’t scale up much needed health services when soldiers are fighting in the…
Five years of war in Yemen: more than half of children feel sad and depressed
Save the Children presents survey findings amidst Covid-19 fears: conflict takes heavy toll on children’s mental health
COVID-19: Most marginalized children will bear the brunt of unprecedented school closures around the world
Governments and communities must act now to ensure that millions of vulnerable children do not lose out on their education as schools close their gates to try and contain the Coronavirus outbreak, warns Save the Children.
Millions of refugee and displaced children in overcrowded camps as coronavirus spreads globally
Vulnerable children and their families living in informal settlements such as refugee and displacement camps cannot be forgotten as the world tightens restrictions in a battle to contain the coronavirus outbreak, Save the Children is warning.
Idlib, Syria: Two schools a day damaged or abandoned during escalation in fighting
For all children to attend school, each functioning classroom in Idlib would need to accommodate 240 students
Save the Children and partner Shafak bring school to children who have fled brutal violence by turning buses into mobile classrooms
Yesterday, the conflict in Syria entered its 10th Save the Children is calling on all warring parties to ensure that children and civilians are off-limits and protected.
PHOTO SERIES: THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE OF WAR PRESS RELEASE
Award-winning photographers Lynsey Addario, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Esther Mbabazi travelled through world’s toughest conflict zones.
New analysis reveals scale of destruction and displacement in Idlib: Civilians forced into shrinking space as conflict intensifies
New satellite imagery and analysis by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Save the Children and World Vision show how children are experiencing unbearable suffering.
Nearly one-third of the buildings examined in two frontline towns have been severely damaged or destroyed, making it almost impossible for civilians to return to their homes.
Images show an increase in size of 100% and 177% in two displacement camps in northern Idlib since 2017, as the conflict enters 10 years.
Save the Children has received a $1 million grant from The Slaight Family Foundation to tackle gender inequality and help prevent child, early and forced marriages
To mark International Women’s Day, the foundation announced its Global Initiative for Women and Girls - giving $15 million to 15 international organizations working to improve human rights and opportunities for women and girls.
