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END OF 2024 SAW MORE VIOLENCE IN SUDAN THAN ANY TIME SINCE CONFLICT BEGAN
Toronto, February 10, 2025 – The last quarter of 2024 saw more violence in Sudan than at any time since the conflict began nearly two years ago, Save the Children said, with significant violent attacks against children and other civilians continuing into 2025.
Save the Children analyzed instances of violence in Sudan recorded by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) between 15 April 2023 and 31 January 2025 [1] and found over 700 violent events…
WEST BANK: NEARLY HALF OF ALL CHILD KILLINGS SINCE RECORDS BEGAN HAPPENED IN LAST TWO YEARS
Toronto, February 7, 2025 - Almost half of all Palestinian children killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the occupied West Bank since records began were killed in just the past two years, highlighting an intensification of violence which has left children and families living under constant fear, said Save the Children.
At least 224 children have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since January 2023, accounting for nearly half of the 468 children killed in the West Bank…
TÜRKIYE/SYRIA – ONE IN FOUR CHILDREN DISPLACED IN 2023 TÜRKIYE EARTHQUAKE YET TO RETURN HOME WHILE NEEDS IN SYRIA MOUNT
Toronto, February 6, 2025 – One in four children who lost their homes in the Türkiye earthquakes two years ago remain in temporary shelters such as shipping containers while access to necessities and services such as education remain a challenge, Save the Children said.
NEWS QUOTE: Deadly Attacks on Markets, Camps And Hospitals In Sudan Driving Up Needs Of Children
Toronto, February 3, 2025 - In the wake of the devastating shelling of a busy market in Omdurman, which killed at least 54 people and injured another 158 people, many of them women and children, Save the Children is delivering emergency health kits and saline drips to the Al Naw Hospital, providing crucial support for life-saving care.
The market attack came just four days after an attack on Abu Shouk camp on the outskirts of El Fasher killed at least seven people and injured 11…
DRC: OVER 1.5 MILLION CHILDREN NEED PROTECTION AS GOMA FACES HEAVY FIGHTING, SAVE THE CHILDREN
Toronto, January 27, 2025 – Children caught in heavy fighting in the town of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must be protected with Save the Children concerned for their safety amid the worst escalation of violence in the country in more than a decade.
MORE THAN 1 MILLION CHILDREN TARGETED IN PREVENTION CAMPAIGN AS MPOX REACHES SIERRA LEONE
More than 1 million children and their families will be targeted in a major mpox prevention campaign in Sierra Leone.
ATTACKS ON EDUCATION IN UKRAINE DOUBLE IN 2024, LEAVING SOME PARENTS TERRIFIED TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL
Toronto, January 23, 2025 – Verified attacks on education facilities in Ukraine more than doubled in 2024, with thousands of children now learning online, out of school entirely, or in underground classrooms as nearly three years of learning losses continue to mount, Save the Children said.
NEARLY 120,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED IN ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC
Toronto, January 22, 2025 - About 120,000 children have been forced from their homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since the start of the year as a wave of horrifying violence hits villages [1] with some children becoming separated from their parents and one town cut off, said Save the Children.
On Sunday, several bombs exploded in the town of Chebumba, killing at least two adults and wounding four children. The town of Minova in South Kivu, where…
