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SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN CONFLICT SURGES 50% IN 5 YEARS TO WORST LEVEL EVER
Toronto, June 20, 2025 – The number of children subjected to catastrophic and life-changing sexual violence in conflict soared to at least 1,938 cases in 2024, with the verified number of cases the highest since records began and up 50% since 2020, said Save the Children [1].
The latest United Nations Annual Report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, released today, found rape and other forms of sexual violence against children increased by 35% in 2024, with…
ESCALATION OF HOSTILITIES ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST PUTS MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AT RISK
Toronto, June 16, 2025 – Children across the Middle East are in grave danger of physical harm, severe emotional distress, and displacement, following an escalation in hostilities in the region, said Save the Children.
ACUTE MALNUTRITION SOARS IN SOUTH SUDAN WITH MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AT RISK FOLLOWING AID CUTS
Toronto, June 13, 2025 – A deadly mix of conflict, climate change and poverty have pushed 2.3 million children aged under 5 in South Sudan into life threatening acute malnutrition, with rates soaring just months after foreign governments announced the slashing of funds to the world’s poorest countries, Save the Children said.
ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN HAITI NOW DISPLACED DUE TO ARMED VIOLENCE
Toronto, June 11, 2025 – About one in six children in Haiti are now internally displaced due to armed violence following a 24% increase in the number of people forced from their homes in the past six months, Save the Children said.
An analysis of the latest displacement figures showed that nearly 700,000 children are now displaced in Haiti. The total number of internally displaced people has reached nearly 1.3 million, or about one in nine people in the country, since December 2024, an…
MILITARIZATION OF AID IN GAZA: SAVE THE CHILDREN RESPONSE
Toronto, June 7, 2025 —In response to the new hub system for aid distribution in Gaza, Save the Children President & CEO Danny Glenwright said:
AFGHANISTAN: ONE IN FIVE CHILDREN FACING CRISIS LEVELS OF HUNGER AS FUNDING CUTS REDUCE FOOD AID
Toronto, June 5, 2025 - About one in five children in Afghanistan could face crisis levels of hunger before October, with funding cuts reducing the amount of food aid available for families, Save the Children said.
ONE YEAR IN DETENTION: HEADS OF UN AGENCIES AND INGOS RENEW DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF STAFF DETAINED IN NORTHERN YEMEN
Toronto, June 4, 2025 - This week marks one year since dozens of personnel from the United Nations, non-governmental and civil society organisations, and diplomatic missions were arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities in northern Yemen. Others have been detained since as far back as 2021. Today, we reiterate our urgent demand for their immediate and unconditional release.
As of today, 23 UN and five international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) personnel…
NEWS QUOTE: LET US DO OUR JOBS AND DELIVER AID SAFELY TO GAZA’S STARVING POPULATION
Toronto, June 2, 2025 – The killing of people seeking food parcels in Gaza is a blatant and shocking disregard of international humanitarian law, said Save the Children, calling for an immediate halt to the militarisation of aid and safe access to humanitarian aid for children and families.
