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ABOUT 68,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED AND SCHOOLS CLOSED BY CONFLICT IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN
Toronto, March 10, 2026 – About 68,000 children in eastern Afghanistan have been forced from their homes by an escalation in armed clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Save the Children said [1].
TEN DAYS OF CONFLICT CLAIM LIVES OF 10 CLASSROOMS FULL OF CHILDREN WITH 83 KILLED IN LEBANON
Toronto, March 9, 2026 – Ten days since the first strikes in the Middle East and wider region 83 children have been killed in Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Public health, and almost 300 children have been killed in the region – the equivalent to 10 classrooms full of children. [1]
“EVERY WAR IS A WAR AGAINST CHILDREN - BUT IT MUST NEVER BE ACCEPTED AS AN INEVITABILITY”: STATEMENT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN CEO DANNY GLENWRIGHT
Toronto, March 8 2026 - “Children were already paying the highest price in wars worldwide, and the escalating conflict in the Middle East is only deepening the crisis, with hundreds killed, thousands displaced, and millions living in fear.
“CHILDREN LIVING IN FEAR”: MORE THAN 100 MILLION CHILDREN IMPACTED IN MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL CONFLICT
Toronto, March 4, 2026 - At least 100 million children in countries directly impacted by the escalating violence in the Middle East and wider region face deepening fear, distress and the risk of physical harm and displacement, Save the Children said.
STATEMENT BY THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS OF THE INGOS IN THE MIDDLE EAST REGION
Statement by the Regional Directors of the INGOs in the Middle East Region
CHILDREN SLEEPING IN CARS AND ON THE STREETS IN LEBANON AS FAMILIES SEEK SAFETY
Toronto, March 3, 2026 – Families are sleeping in cars, in the street and in damaged schools seeking safety as the number of people displaced in Lebanon rises and with seven children reported killed, Save the Children said.
SUDAN: LIFELINE FOR THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AS FIRST VACCINE SHIPMENT IN NEARLY THREE YEARS ARRIVES IN SOUTH KORDOFAN
Toronto, March 3 2026 – The first shipment of vaccines to South Kordofan state in nearly three years will restore lifesaving immunisation services to children and communities cut off from essential supplies due to conflict and siege, Save the Children said.
