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HAITI: 40,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED THIS YEAR AS DEADLY VIOLENCE RESTRICTS AID ACCESS TO 1 MILLION CHILDREN
Toronto, April 8, 2025 – More than 40,000 children in Haiti have been forced from their homes so far this year due to escalating violence with one in four children now living in neighborhoods with limited access to lifesaving aid, Save the Children said.
DRC: VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC DRIVING A “CATASTROPHIC ESCALATION” IN CHILDREN GOING HUNGRY
Toronto, April 7, 2025 – The number of children going hungry in war-torn eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has surged 50% due to an escalation in violence this year with 2.3 million more children now going without enough food [1], according to Save the Children.
An analysis of new data from the leading international authority on food insecurity, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), shows that the number of children facing crisis-level…
ONE WEEK AFTER MYANMAR EARTHQUAKE, CHILDREN GRIEVE FOR LOST PARENTS WHILE NEEDS, INCLUDING WATER AND SHELTER, REMAIN HIGH
Toronto, April 4, 2025 - One week on from the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit central Myanmar, children are grieving for loved ones lost in the disaster while immediate needs such as water, food and shelter remain high, Save the Children said.
FOOD CUTS AND AN EARTHQUAKE BRING DOUBLE THE DEVASTATION FOR CHILDREN IN THAI REFUGEE CAMPS
Toronto, April 3, 2025 – Food cuts this month and an earthquake that has devastated Myanmar and parts of Thailand will exacerbate living conditions for more than 110,000 refugees living along the Thai-Myanmar border and could force some children out of school, Save the Children said.
Due to budget shortfalls, The Border Consortium (TBC), a government and non-government organisation funded provider of food assistance for refugees living on the border, has said it will have to reduce food…
SAVE THE CHILDREN’S INVESTMENT IN VIEBEG TO HELP MORE AFRICAN CHILDREN ACCESS ESSENTIAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Toronto, April 2, 2025: Children in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya will benefit from new pediatric medical equipment as a result of a child-lens investment by Save the Children Global Ventures (SCGV).
MYANMAR: CHILDREN LIVING IN THE OPEN FACE ADDITIONAL RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AFTER DEADLY EARTHQUAKE
Toronto, April 2, 2025: Children living in the open in Myanmar after being forced from their homes by the deadly earthquake are at additional risk of heat related illnesses as temperatures in parts of the country climb to 40°C (104 F), Save the Children said.
ABOUT 130 CHILDREN BORN DAILY IN GAZA AMID TOTAL SIEGE ON AID AND GOODS
Toronto, April 2, 2025 - About 130 children are being born daily in Gaza as Israeli authorities' total siege on supplies enters its second month, putting mothers and newborns at risk as medical and food supplies run out and a lack of flour closes all bakeries, said Save the Children.
There are about 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza, with 4,000 deliveries estimated in March, according to UNFPA [1]. That’s about 130 babies born every day over a month into a healthcare system driven to the verge…
MYANMAR CHILD ACCOUNT: ‘IT WAS TERRIFYING’ – CHILDREN PREPARE TO SPEND MYANMAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL IN SHELTERS FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKE
Toronto, March 31, 2025 – On the morning that Myanmar’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, 16-year-old student Yoon May* was having lunch at home in Mandalay and contemplating having a nap when she suddenly felt dizzy.
