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GAZA: SIEGE ON FUEL COULD CUT OFF SUPPLIES OF CLEAN WATER TO ABOUT 44,000 CHILDREN SUPPORTED BY SAVE THE CHILDREN IN MATTER OF DAYS
Toronto, July 9, 2025 - Fuel shortages in Gaza could cut off supplies of clean drinking water to about 44,000 children supported by Save the Children in a matter of days, increasing the risk of waterborne illnesses such as cholera, diarrhea and dysentery, with these children only a small number of those impacted by fuel running out.
SUDAN: SHARP RISE IN ATTACKS ON HEALTHCARE AFTER TWO YEARS OF CONFLICT WITH 1,000 PEOPLE KILLED THIS YEAR
Toronto, July 4, 2025 – Nearly 1,000 people have been killed so far this year in Sudan while seeking health care or visiting loved ones in hospital, with attacks on hospitals nearly tripling after two years of conflict [1] and exacerbating a cholera outbreak, Save the Children said.
AFGHANISTAN: SURGE IN ARRIVALS FROM IRAN WITH ABOUT 80,000 CHILDREN CROSSING THE BORDER IN JUNE
Toronto, July 2, 2025 – About 80,000 Afghan children crossed into Afghanistan from Iran in June, as total arrivals more than doubled compared to May, pushing an already overstretched system to the brink, Save the Children said.
GAZA: STARVATION OR GUNFIRE - THIS IS NOT A HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE
Toronto, July 2, 2025 - 160+ NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid and commercial supplies. The 400 aid distribution points operating during the temporary ceasefire across Gaza have now been replaced by just four military-controlled distribution sites, forcing two million people into…
“IT’S A DEATH TRAP” - CHILDREN KILLED OR INJURED IN HALF OF FATAL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN GAZA THIS MONTH
Toronto, June 26, 2025 - Children have been killed or injured in more than half of the fatal attacks at food distribution sites in Gaza since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operating four weeks ago, said Save the Children.
Save the Children analyzed reports from the Gaza Media Office and the UN on the number and type of casualties at GHF and other aid distribution points since 27 May 2025, and found in 19 deadly incidents reported, children were among the casualties in 10 of…
WE NEED A SPIKE IN INVESTMENT TO BOOST VACCINATION - PUBLIC HEALTH’S BEST BUY.
Toronto, June 25, 2025 – Funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is needed now more than ever, says Save the Children, as donors, public and private partners and civil society meet today at Gavi's High-Level Pledging Summit. The summit seeks to raise at least US$ 9 billion from donors to protect 500 million children and save at least 8 million lives from 2026–2030.
Save the Children CEO Inger Ashing said:
“In a world beset by bad news, vaccines have been a shining light of hope and human…
JENNIFER GARNER, BECS GENTRY GO THE EXTRA MILE TO ADDRESS GLOBAL CHILDHOOD HUNGER
Toronto, June 24, 2025 — Actress and Save the Children Trustee Jennifer Garner has gone the extra mile for kids – 67 to be exact – in support of Save the Children’s efforts to bring life-saving malnutrition treatment to children who urgently need it now. Through the #67Strong4Kids campaign, she ran a mile per day for 67 straight days – a fundraising challenge to raise awareness for the US$67 it costs to provide a full, six-week course of therapeutic food that can save the life of a…
SURGE IN NUMBER OF CHILDREN FACING SEXUAL ABUSE AS THEY FLEE DRC TO BURUNDI WITH AID CUTS REDUCING SUPPORT
Toronto, June 23, 2025 – The number of children reporting sexual assault after fleeing into Burundi to escape violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has more than tripled this year with aid cuts dramatically reducing the support available, said Save the Children.
Between January and June this year, Save the Children staff in Burundi recorded over 478 cases of gender-based violence (GBV) including over 172 against children, most of them rape cases, which was a 249% increase from a…
