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MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL CONFLICT BLOCKING LIFESAVING AID FOR NEARLY HALF A MILLION CHILDREN
Toronto, March 18, 2026 – The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow [1].
TONGA RAISES AGE OF MARRIAGE TO 18 WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN URGING OTHER PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS TO FOLLOW
March 2026 – Tonga has raised the legal age of marriage to 18 from 15, with Save the Children urging other Pacific Island nations to follow suit and to invest more in child protection and the future of girls.
Previously children aged 15-17 could marry in Tonga with parental consent and about one in 10 girls in Tonga were married before the age of 18.
But last year the country’s Women and Children Crisis Centre submitted a formal written submission seeking to raise Tonga’s legal marriage…
COLOMBIA: THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FLEEING VIOLENCE HITS A 10-YEAR HIGH
Toronto, March 2026 – At least 215 children on average were forced from their homes each day in Colombia in 2025 - the highest number in at least a decade – due to intensified armed conflict, with displacement continuing into 2026, according to a Save the Children analysis.
“CIVILIANS SEEKING CARE SHOULD NEVER BE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE”: STATEMENT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN ON LATEST AFGHANISTAN STRIKE
Toronto, March 17, 2026 - At least 400 people have been killed and 250 others injured, following an attack at a hospital facility in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, according to the country's de facto authorities.
HUMANITARIAN COALITION LAUNCHES URGENT APPEAL AMID ESCALATING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Toronto, 16 March 2026 – Canada’s leading aid organizations – joining forces as the Humanitarian Coalition – are raising critical funds to rush life-saving assistance to people in need in Lebanon, Syria and across the wider region.
CHILDREN CLING TO PETS, FAVOURITE TOYS, AS THEY FLEE HOMES IN LEBANON
Toronto, March 15, 2026 – Children are clutching beloved pets and toys as they flee their homes in Lebanon due to the escalating conflict with the violence also cutting access to vital medical care, including for children and pregnant women, Save the Children said.
SOUTH SUDAN: ESCALATING VIOLENCE FORCES SAVE THE CHILDREN TO SUSPEND MORE OPERATIONS IN JONGLEI STATE LEAVING FAMILIES WITHOUT ESSENTIAL AID
Toronto, March 12, 2026 – Escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei state has forced the withdrawal of aid agencies from key areas, triggering mass displacement and leaving families stranded and without essential and life-saving service, Save the Children said.
The aid agency was forced this week to suspend all humanitarian operations and relocate staff from Akobo East - a refuge for people fleeing violence across Jonglei - following a further uptick in violence.
South Sudan’s military…
AT LEAST 52 MILLION CHILDREN FACING DISRUPTED EDUCATION DUE TO MIDDLE EAST AND WIDER REGION CONFLICT
Toronto, March 11, 206 – At least 52 million school age children* have been forced to stop school, moved to online learning or had their education disrupted as violence in the Middle East and wider region entered its second week, Save the Children said.
