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FEARS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AS TROPICAL STORM TEMBIN LEAVES TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION
Reports of collapsed homes, deadly landslides and flash flooding have emerged after Tropical Storm Tembin swept across the southern Philippines island of Mindanao on Friday.
“This is an absolute tragedy for many children in what should be a festive and joyful time of year, when people are relaxing and spending time with their families,” Save the Children Country Director in the…
ROHINGYA: Save the Children welcomes Special Envoy’s interim report on the Rohingya Crisis, calls for systematic documentation of human rights abuses
Save the Children welcomes the interim report on the Rohingya crisis published by The Honourable Bob Rae, Canada’s Special Envoy to Myanmar. As an aid agency responding to the needs of refugees on the ground in Bangladesh, Save the Children echoes Mr Rae’s particular concern for the well-being and recovery of women and girls, many of whom have survived horrific sexual violence and require dedicated assistance to support their recovery.
Save the Children thanks Canadians for their generosity towards Rohingya people, welcomes Canadian Government support
Save the Children welcomes today’s announcement of the final tally for the Myanmar Crisis Relief fund and wishes to thank Canadians for their generosity in ensuring children affected by the crisis in Myanmar receive much-needed life-saving support. The children’s aid agency welcomed the significant contribution of the Canadian Government, whose funding contribution matched Canadian public donations, driving increased support to the relief effort.
YEMEN: SAVE THE CHILDREN CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE IN SANAA
TORONTO, DECEMBER 4 - Children in the Yemeni capital Sana’a and other districts are cut off from vital help and risk being injured or killed in intense street battles and airstrikes.
YEMEN: 600 NEW CASES OF STARVING CHILDREN EVERY DAY Famine fears grow amid a continued blockade
Yemen is seeing an estimated 20,000 new cases of severely malnourished children aged under-5 every month, an average of 27 children every hour. These numbers are likely to rise significantly despite the reported opening of access to humanitarian supplies, as a continued restriction on commercial and humanitarian imports pushes prices of basic goods beyond the reach of ordinary families, warns Save the Children.
Women and children burnt alive, widespread rape and abductions: new report details the harrowing testimonies of Rohingya children.
Save the Children urges Canada to step up pressure to end extreme violence against children fleeing Myanmar and ensure funding for their full recovery, particularly for girls who have survived horrific sexual violence.
Save the Children welcomes Bob Rae's call on PM Trudeau to continue Canada’s support for the displaced Rohingya in Bangladesh
Save the Children welcomes the calls of Bob Rae, the Canadian government's special envoy in Myanmar, for Prime Minister Trudeau to continue Canada’s support for the displaced Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh.
INGO joint statement on closure of Yemen’s air, sea and land ports
15 humanitarian agencies expressed serious concern today over the Saudi Arabia-led Coalition’s decision to temporarily close all entry points to Yemen, effectively sealing the country off. The agencies demand that humanitarian operations are allowed to resume immediately and request clarity on the planned duration of the current closure and contingencies to allow humanitarian supplies to be delivered.
