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Save the Children offers range of livestock, medical and educational gifts to help millions of children in-need
When Canadians can give gifts for a good cause, even the pickiest people on their shopping list will light up with joy. Save the Children’s 2018 Gifts of Joy catalogue is out with so many options to chose from. Perhaps a goat that could help lift a family out of poverty; or ducks that can provide food and money-making fertilizer; maybe a donkey to help families commute and get hard…
Increasing insecurity and a significant rise in school attacks puts almost two decades of progress at risk for Afghan girls and boys
With twice as many UN-verified attacks on education in Afghanistan in the first half of 2018 than during the whole of 2017, urgent action is needed to prevent more Afghan children from being excluded from the education system, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) is warning today in a new briefing paper. Save the Children, a member of GCPEA, is particularly calling for an increased focus on ensuring girls have safe access to education, recognizing that of the over 3.7…
YEMEN: 85,000 children may have died from starvation since start of war
Urgent need to reach hundreds of thousands of severely malnourished children before it’s too late, warns Save the Children
Save the Children welcomes “Canadian Children’s Charter” in celebration of Universal Children’s Day
Save the Children is thrilled to welcome the Government of Canada’s newly announced Canadian Children’s Charter: a call to action to respect, protect and fulfill the rights of children.
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 million children by 2030
Pneumonia is on course to kill nearly 11 million children by 2030, new analysis conducted by Johns Hopkins University and Save the Children reveals.
Shattered lives in Gaza - Save the Children urges for an end to the violence which has seen nearly 1000[1] Palestinian children hit by live ammunition
Months of violence in Gaza have left almost 1,000 Palestinian children injured and maimed by live ammunition. Save the Children is urging for an end to the violence which erupted in March this year amid protests. Injured Palestinian children are struggling in a crippled health system with no access to adequate treatment and medication.
YEMEN: Joint INGO Statement on the Escalation of Fighting in Hodeidah
International non-government organisations (INGOs) in Yemen are appalled by the renewed increase in intensity of hostilities in and around Hodeidah city. After calls for a ceasefire by the international community only a matter of days ago this is a deeply disturbing development. All parties to the conflict must immediately stop the violence considering the catastrophic impact of this fighting on the civilians of Hodeidah and across Yemen.
YEMEN: Save the Children Health Facility Comes Under Attack in Hodeidah
A Save the Children supported health facility in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah came under attack this morning, damaging one of the pharmacies that supplies life-saving medicines. Shelling has also hit residential areas.
