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Canadians come together to help fight famine
Ottawa, August 17, 2017 –With 20 million women, children and men struggling to find food and safe drinking water in parts of Africa and Yemen, Canadians donated more than $8 million to the Humanitarian Coalition and its member agencies during the Stop Famine Together joint campaign.
YEMEN: One million malnourished children caught in cholera ‘hot zones’
More than a million children suffering from acute malnutrition are caught in areas of Yemen hardest hit by a deadly outbreak of cholera, Save the Children is warning.
At least 20,000 children at risk of dying in drought-stricken Somalia
June 29, 2017…More than 20,000 children across nine districts in Somalia risk starving to death in a few months unless the international community continues to provide life-saving aid to the drought-stricken country, Save the Children is warning.
Save the Children Statement on Reconciliation and Canada’s 150th Anniversary
June 29, 2017…As Canada marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation this July, there is much in our history and our role in the world to celebrate. Yet at the same time, Canadians and the Government of Canada must remember and acknowledge that much of the privilege and rights that we enjoy and celebrate today have been earned at the expense of Indigenous Peoples.
Canadian cities light up in red to Stop Famine Together
20 million people in parts of Africa and Yemen are on the brink of starvation. That represents more than the population of Canada’s 13 capital cities, and Ottawa, combined.
Refugee education crisis looming in Uganda
June 20, 2017…With nearly one million refugees expected to have crossed the border from South Sudan to Uganda by the end of this month, Save the Children is calling for education to be put at the centre of a make-or-break summit this week.
Thousands of children in grave danger as Mosul Old City offensive begins
June 19, 2017...An estimated 50,000 children are in grave danger as the fighting in Mosul enters what is likely to be its deadliest phase yet, warns Save the Children.
Yemen Cholera Epidemic Infecting One Child Every Minute
A deadly cholera epidemic sweeping Yemen is spiralling out of control, with at least one child infected every minute, warns Save the Children.
