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More than 24 million children affected by conflict need mental health support
Millions of children living in high-intensity conflict zones or forced to flee as refugees will require support to address mental health concerns, according to a new briefing, ‘Road to recovery: responding to children’s mental health in conflict,’ released by Save the Children ahead of critical meetings at next week’s United Nations General Assembly.
More than half of children in Idlib, Syria could miss out on school this year
September 4th, 2019–Thousands of children due to start the school year in North West Syria may not have access to education as due to the latest escalation in violence 87 educational facilities have been damaged or impacted by fighting. More than 200 schools are currently being used as shelters for people fleeing the conflict, according to Save the Children’s partner Hurras Network.
Hundreds of thousands of children in path of treacherous Hurricane Dorian
Save the Children ready to help children and families threatened by hurricane
SAVE THE CHILDREN WELCOMES THE G7’S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUALITY THROUGH EDUCTION
Toronto – At the conclusion of the G7 Summit in Biarritz, Save the Children welcomes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other G7 leaders’ commitment to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment, in response to the recommendations of the Gender Equality Advisory Council. The Prime Minister also announced that Canada will join the Biarritz Partnership on Gender Equality and will invest $179.2 million to support initiatives promoting quality education for women and girls living in crisis,…
One year after Yemen bus attack, child-survivors describe gruelling battle to recover
SANA’A, AUG 9TH – One year after an airstrike by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition hit a school bus killing 40 children and injuring dozens more, three of the child survivors have spoken to Save the Children of their ongoing daily physical and psychological struggle.
Save the Children lauds Colombian citizenship for thousands of Venezuelan children
Save the Children welcomes the decision by the Colombian government to end the statelessness of some 24,000 children of Venezuelan parents, by granting them citizenship. The measure is an important step towards ensuring children who were born in Colombia after August 18th 2015 will have the same rights as Colombian children.
Ebola death toll among children rises above 500, Save the Children warns
The deadly Ebola virus has taken the lives of more than 500 children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Save the Children said today, with the number of deaths accelerating over the past 6 months. In total, around 737 children have been infected with the disease since Ebola surfaced in the DRC.
SAVE THE CHILDREN STATEMENT FOLLOWING ROADSIDE EXPLOSION IN FARAH PROVINCE ON WEDNESDAY WHICH KILLED DOZENS OF WOMEN & CHILDREN
Onno van Manen, Country Director of Save the Children, said:
