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Thousands of children out of school after classrooms hit by heavy shelling in eastern Ukraine
Kyiv/Geneva, 7 February 2017…Thousands of children have been forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting. At least five schools and two kindergartens have been damaged by heavy shelling and 11 other schools have had to close, according to humanitarian organisations supporting the emergency education response in Ukraine.
The moment a 13-year-old boy was hit by an airstrike
“I saw people scattered on the floor. They were dead. I saw only half bodies…my clothes were burnt, my hands, my legs, and my face. I was completely burnt.”
Leave No One Behind: Save the Children Celebrates International Development Week
February 6, 2017…From February 5 to 11, 2017, Canada celebrates International Development Week (IDW) to recognize the country’s contributions to poverty reduction and sustainable development around the world. Since its inception in 1991, IDW has become an annual tradition that engages the public on how Canada is involved in international development, with an opportunity to shed light on current development issues and a call for active participation for Canadians to become involved.
Fears grow for millions of children in Somalia, as risk of famine looms
Millions of children in Somalia risk starvation, and even death, unless urgent aid is provided by June, Save the Children is warning.
350,000 children trapped and at risk in western Mosul as offensive enters more dangerous phase
January 30, 2017…An estimated 350,000 children are trapped in siege-like conditions under ISIS control in western Mosul, risking summary execution by militants if they try to flee, as Iraqi and coalition forces look set to cross the River Tigris and advance deeper into the city.
Drought Leaves An Estimated 6.5 Million Children At Risk of Hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya
January 27, 2017…An estimated six and half million children could be at risk of starvation in the Horn of Africa as a result of back-to-back droughts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, Save the Children is warning ahead of this weekend’s African Union (AU) meetings in Addis Ababa.
Save the Children Statement on Potential U.S. Executive Order on Suspension of Refugee Resettlement
In response to reports of a potential executive action by the United States Government regarding refugee resettlement, Carolyn Miles, President and CEO of Save the Children USA, released the following statement:
Refugee and migrant children injured in illegal border push-backs across Balkans
Average 30 cases a day of unlawful and clandestine push-backs into Serbia
January 24, 2017…The EU-Turkey deal has spelled a deadlier land route for refugees crossing the Balkans, with children experiencing harsh weather conditions, dog bites and violent treatment by both police and smugglers as they cross mountains and forests in sub-zero temperatures.
