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Sulawesi quake and tsunami: Urgent need to identify children who are lost shocked and alone, six days after tsunami warns Save the Children
Stories of survival bring hope to those hardest-hit- *Story and pictures of 9 year old Puri* who was rescued after being buried in rubble for 5 hours – photos here
YEMEN: Surge in suspected cholera cases in Hodeidah
Save the Children is reporting a nearly 3-fold increase of suspected cholera cases in Hodeidah in just three months. Between June and August this year Save the Children-supported health facilities recorded a 170 per cent increase in the number of suspected cholera cases, from 497 in June to 1,342 in August. This is in line with national data that also shows a steady increase of suspected cholera cases across Yemen. Thirty per cent of all suspected cases are children under 5-years-old, according…
Indonesian earthquake: Fears grow for separated and unaccompanied children in the wake of tsunami
Save the Children and its local partner are warning of the huge psychological toll on children, particularly those that were orphaned or separated from their parents following Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Indonesia: Hundreds of thousands of children affected by catastrophic Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami as landslides, power outages hamper relief efforts
30 September, 2018 – As fears grow for hundreds still missing after Friday’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia’s Sulawesi, relief agencies are struggling to access some of the worst affected communities.
YEMEN: Civilian casualties soar in Hodeidah since devastating offensive that began in June
As Prime Minister Trudeau joins world leaders to gather in New York for the UN General Assembly, Save the Children warns that the battle for the strategic port city is endangering the lives of thousands of children
YEMEN: A further one million children at risk of famine as food and fuel prices soar and humanitarian access in danger
Save the Children urges Women Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Canada to address the Yemen crisis as risks of unprecedented starvation increases from lack of access to food, fuel and aid supplies coming through Hodeidah port.
PHILIPPINES: More than a million children missing out on education as thousands of schools remain shut following “super” Typhoon Mangkhut
[17 September, 2018] – More than a million students face an extended period out of school, leaving them at risk of falling permanently out of the education system, warns Save the Children as the cleanup after Typhoon Mangkhut gets under way.
