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GIRLS PAY THE PRICE AS AID CUTS HIT COUNTRIES WITH DEEPEST GENDER INEQUALITY
Toronto, October 11, 2025 – About 167 million adolescent girls growing up in countries with the widest gender equality gaps are among those worst hit by this years’ aid cuts, with the massive fall in global aid having a disproportionate impact on countries where it is hardest to be a girl, according to Save the Children analysis.
PAUSE IN HOSTILITIES A CRUCIAL RELIEF FOR CHILDREN IN GAZA – NOW IT MUST BECOME A DEFINITIVE AND LASTING CEASEFIRE
Toronto, October 9, 2025 – Reports of an impending pause in hostilities in Gaza signals a hopeful reprieve on the horizon for families and children, but must be a turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire, said Save the Children.
AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE, ONE MONTH ON: "WE HAVE NOTHING OF OUR OWN" - ORPHANED CHILDREN CARED FOR BY FAMILIES RELIANT ON AID
Toronto, October 6, 2025 – Children whose parents were killed in Afghanistan’s devastating earthquakes a month ago are being cared for by their extended families who are reliant on aid with needs set to rise in coming months as winter sets in, Save the Children said.
SOUTH SUDAN: SIXTH YEAR OF FLOODING DEEPENS ONE OF WORLD’S WORST HUNGER CRISES
Toronto, October 2, 2025 –The sixth year of flooding in South Sudan combined with aid cuts is exacerbating one of the world’s worst hunger crises with newly arrived refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan resorting to foraging for food and eating leaves to survive, Save the Children said.
INGOS CALL FOR URGENT PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS FLEEING AL FASHER AS WORLD LEADERS MET AT UNITED NATIONS
Toronto, September 25, 2025 - International non-governmental organizations working in Sudan express grave concern about the deteriorating situation in Al Fasher and reiterate urgent calls for immediate measures to protect civilians in and around the city. For over 14 months, the population in Al Fasher has endured relentless shelling and airstrikes, while being denied access to lifesaving humanitarian assistance, as warring parties vie for control of the strategic city, at the expense of…
SOMALIA: NEARLY HALF OF SOMALIA’S YOUNGEST CHILDREN AT RISK OF MALNUTRITION AMID CRISES AND AID SHORTFALLS
Toronto, September 24, 2025 – Nearly half of children aged under five in Somalia could face acute malnutrition by July 2026 due to a convergence of crises, leaving aid agencies struggling to cope as funding cuts reduce health and nutrition services, Save the Children said.
Flash flooding, below-average rainfall, high food prices, and ongoing conflict have combined to drive hunger levels up 30% across Somalia, with the south worst hit, according to new figures from global hunger…
NUMBER OF CHILDREN FACING MALNUTRITION IN CONFLICT FAILS TO IMPROVE AS GLOBAL GOAL TO END HUNGER OFF TRACK
Toronto, September 24, 2025 – Children aged under five living in the world’s deadliest conflict zones are no closer to escaping hunger a decade after world leaders committed to ending child malnutrition, said Save the Children.
BOLIVIA BANS CHILD MARRIAGE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGN BY CHILDREN AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING SAVE THE CHILDREN
Toronto, September 2025 – Bolivia has become the 14th country in Latin America to ban child marriage after girls across the country and Save the Children joined a campaign to criminalise the practice.
