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HAITI: ONE YEAR AFTER THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, ONE CHILD IN THREE IS DISPLACED
Toronto, March 3, 2025—More than one in three children displaced in Haiti is aged five or under, as conditions continue to deteriorate for children and their families one year after the country declared a state of emergency, Save the Children said.
SAVE THE CHILDREN WARNS OF DEVASTATING IMPACT OF AID CUTS ON CHILDREN WORLDWIDE
Toronto, February 28, 2025 - Save the Children is deeply concerned about the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children as cuts in foreign aid stop vital work in dozens of countries when children’s needs have never been greater.
More than 40 countries have been impacted across Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East by an abrupt halt to US government foreign aid that is threatening health, nutrition and education programmes for millions of children. This is also…
NEWS STATEMENT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN CEO DANNY GLENWRIGHT ON AID CUTS - "We will not turn our backs on children in crisis."
Toronto, February 28, 2025 – “The decision by governments worldwide to cut foreign aid is a devastating blow to children already facing the worst global humanitarian crisis in a generation. At a time when conflict, poverty, hunger, and climate disasters are pushing millions to the brink, scaling back support will cost lives.
SUDAN: PATIENTS SLEEP ON BARE GROUND OUTSIDE OVERCROWDED HOSPITALS AS CHOLERA OUTBREAK SPREADS TO WHITE NILE STATE
Toronto, February 27, 2025 – More than 2200 people, including children, are now battling the deadly cholera outbreak in the city of Kosti, the capital of Sudan’s White Nile state, with the state the latest to announce the arrival of the deadly disease, Save the Children said.
Between February 20 and 26, Sudan’s Ministry of Health [1], reported over 2243 cases of cholera - or an average of nearly 400 cases a day - in Kosti. At least 70 people are confirmed to have died…
GAZA: OVER 590,000 CHILDREN TO BE REACHED IN THIRD POLIO VACCINE CAMPAIGN
Toronto, February 20, 2025 – Over 590,000 children are set to receive polio vaccinations in Gaza, with the pause in hostilities allowing a third round of the vaccines required to protect children and prevent further outbreak of the life-threatening disease, said Save the Children.
VIOLENCE TURNS SUDAN'S NORTH DARFUR INTO "A DEATH TRAP" FOR OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE – INGO FORUM
Toronto, February 17, 2025 –We, the INGOs operating in Sudan, strongly condemn the escalating violence in North Darfur. The deliberate targeting of civilians and displacement camps, such as Zamzam and Abu Shok, along with the ongoing siege of El Fasher, has turned the region into a death trap for over a million people. The international community cannot stand idle while civilians are starved, bombed, and killed as they attempt to flee.
The situation is catastrophic:
UKRAINE: “I FEAR I WON’T BE ABLE TO HELP MY CHILD”: 75% OF PEOPLE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET AFTER 3 YEARS OF WAR
Toronto, February 17, 2025 – Three in four people in Ukraine face financial hardship after three years of full-scale war, with women and children bearing the brunt of skyrocketing poverty, often struggling to afford nutritious food, clothes and hygiene products, Save the Children said.
Following three years of bombardments and attacks across the country, thousands of families and children in Ukraine have experienced catastrophic loss. Not only have many lost their loved…
2024 DEADLIEST YEAR FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN HAITI AFTER SURGE IN ARMED GROUP VIOLENCE
Toronto, February 11, 2025 – An average of 24 children in Haiti were killed or injured every month in 2024, making it the deadliest year for children and their families since an escalation in violence three years ago, Save the Children said.
According to an analysis of UN verified data, armed groups in Haiti killed or injured 289 children last year – a 68% increase from 172 in 2023. However, the true number of child casualties is likely to be much higher.
More than one in…
