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Save the Children calls for immediate protection of Syrian, Iraqi, Canadian and other foreign children, and for Canada to join other governments in urgently repatriating children to their countries of origin
Fewer than 350 children living in three camps in North East Syria and born to parents from a nationality other than Syrian or Iraqi are known to have been repatriated to their home country since January 2019 out of more than 9,800 [1]. None of those known to be repatriated are Canadian.
20 Afghan children injured after explosion near school
Save the Children is appalled by yet another attack in Afghanistan, that injured at least 20 innocent children. A truck bomb went off not far from their school in Laghman province.
Statement: Foreign women flee shelled camp in North East Syria
Save the Children is deeply concerned by troubling reports that hundreds of women and children with links to ISIS have fled the Annexe of Ein Issa camp in terror after shells fell on the camp this morning.
Save the Children preparing to scale up its operations and warns of mass displacement of children
Save the Children warned today against an impending humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where families and children have already started fleeing hostilities. The agency confirmed it was preparing to scale up its relief operations which have been continuous since 2014.
GSK Partners with Save the Children to Address Mental Health Concerns of Children Affected by Cat Lake Crisis in Northern Ontario
Toronto, ON, October 10, 2019 – Today, on World Mental Health Day, GSK announced a grant of $75,000 to Save the Children to help Indigenous children affected by the ongoing housing and health emergency in Cat Lake, Northern Ontario.
Save the Children statement following the announced withdrawal of United States troops from areas in North East Syria
Bill Chambers, President and CEO of Save the Children Canada said:
Save the Children supported health compound hit in Syria, seven people injured
A Save the Children supported health compound in Syria was hit by artillery shells on Thursday, injuring seven adults including a doctor on-site, and leaving one in critical condition.
Six months on from Cyclone Idai, survivors fear “dying from hunger”
Thousands of families are suffering severe food shortages six months after Cyclone Idai tore through central Mozambique, says Save the Children. The organization has spoken to survivors, many of whom are still living hand-to-mouth following the destruction of their homes and livelihoods.
