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One Girl Under 15 Married Every Seven Seconds
October 11, 2016…One girl under 15 is married every seven seconds, according to new analysis by Save the Children that reveals the scale of the threat posed by child marriage to education, health and children’s safety.
Potential cholera catastrophe in Haiti threatens thousands of children, warns Save the Children
October 10, 2016 – As the death toll in Haiti from Hurricane Mathew continues to mount by the hour, Save the Children has joined the ministry of health, other major humanitarian aid organizations and UN agencies in calling for an expedited response to the disaster, including providing immediate relief supplies to head off a catastrophic outbreak of cholera.
Thousands of children out of school in wake of Hurricane Matthew
Save the Children deploying its Emergency Health Unit amid growing health concerns
October 6, 2016…Up to 130,000 vulnerable children nationwide are estimated to be out of school following the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Matthew, Save the Children is warning. A number of schools supported by the charity have been damaged, and many others are being used as temporary shelters.
CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL IN HAITI
Save the Children prepared to help children and families in Haiti bracing for the effects of Hurricane Matthew
October 4, 2016…Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm and the strongest in almost a decade, pounded the southern coast of Haiti on Tuesday morning with winds of over 230 km/h causing flooding, extensive damage, and reportedly claiming several lives.
Yemen Hospitals Run Out of Medicine For Dangerously Malnourished Children
Children going untreated in Yemen hospitals unless parents supply own medicine
September 27, 2016…Desperate parents are being asked to provide their own medicines to treat their malnourished babies and children, as Yemen’s hospitals run out of supplies and the health system has collapsed.
Children make up approximately half of casualties in Eastern Aleppo, according to medics
September 26, 2016…Humanitarian partners in Eastern Aleppo have told Save the Children that approximately half of the casualties they are pulling from the rubble or treating in hospitals are children.
Dark day in Syria: World Leaders meeting in New York must agree new ceasefire immediately
New York, Tuesday, September 20, 2016…Today is a very dark day for agencies working on the relief effort in Syria. There can be no excuse for repeatedly bombing a UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent aid convoy and warehouses, killing and injuring Syrian humanitarians who are trying to help people in the midst of a brutal conflict.
