Filters
LEBANON: NEARLY A THIRD OF CHILDREN FACING CRISIS LEVELS OF HUNGER AS COUNTRY REELS FROM YEAR OF CONFLICT
Toronto, January 20, 2025 – Nearly one third of children in Lebanon – 29% - began the new year facing crisis levels of hunger, with some pushed into child labour to support their families, said Save the Children after new data showed an almost 5% increase in child hunger in the past three months. [1]
GAZA: FOOD, WATER AND MEDICINE PRIORITIES FOR CHILDREN ONCE HOSTILITIES PAUSED IN GAZA
Toronto, January 18, 2025 – Getting food, water, and medical supplies to children in Gaza will be priorities for Save the Children once the pause in hostilities comes into effect on Sunday, with preparations underway in coordination with other aid organisations to deliver supplies as quickly as possible once entry points are reopened and security guaranteed.
GAZA: ANY PAUSE MUST BECOME A DEFINITIVE CEASEFIRE TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM BOMBS AND ALLOW LIFE-SAVING SERVICES FOR MALNUTRITION AND DISEASE
Toronto, January 15, 2025 - A pause in hostilities in Gaza will protect children from bombs and bullets for as long as it holds but must be the turning point to secure a definitive ceasefire and to rapidly increase humanitarian aid to children facing malnutrition and disease, said Save the Children.
Save the Children is relieved that the Government of Israel and Hamas have finally reached agreement on a pause in hostilities after 15 months of siege and bombardment by Israeli forces that…
GAZA: EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS LEFT 15 CHILDREN A DAY WITH POTENTIALLY LIFELONG DISABILITIES IN 2024
Toronto, January 14, 2025 – The use of explosive weapons in Gaza in 2024 condemned an average of 475 children each month – or 15 children a day [1]- to potentially lifelong disabilities, including severely injured limbs and hearing impairments, said Save the Children.
The estimated figure comes from Save the Children analysis of a report by the Gaza Protection Cluster – a group of humanitarian organisations including Save the Children - which shows that in the first 11…
ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN DRC FORCES MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN FROM THEIR HOMES SO FAR IN 2025
Toronto, January 13, 2025 - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced 100,000 people - more than half of whom are children - since the start of this year, with the conflict blocking access for aid teams, said Save the Children.
Fighting in the eastern DRC escalated further over the weekend with the UN stating that 100,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the year with children accounting for about 52, 000 of this…
FIVE SCHOOL ATTACKS IN FIRST SCHOOL WEEK OF 2025 THWART CHILDREN’S LEARNING AND LIVES.
Toronto, January 13, 2025 - Children and families in Gaza have faced five attacks on schools-turned-shelters by Israeli forces in the first week of the new school year, with at least three children reported killed and scores of children injured, said Save the Children [1].
Four of the five attacks took place in North Gaza governorate where the Government Media Office of the Ministry of Information reports at least 5,000 people have been killed or are missing after 100 days of…
MORE THAN 22,500 CHILDREN BRACE FOR A DEVASTATING STORM AS TROPICAL CYCLONE DIKELEDI TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHERN MADAGASCAR
Toronto, January 11, 2025 – Families and children in Northern Madagascar are bracing for a deadly Tropical Storm, with fears of massive gusts of winds, violent storms and flooding which have prompted widespread evacuations, Save the Children said.
According to the meteorological department, Northern Madagascar has been experiencing heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours with more very heavy rain, strong winds and storm surges forecast over central and northern…
HAITI: GENERATION OF CHILDREN RAISED AMID CHAOS 15 YEARS AFTER DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE
Toronto, January 8, 2025 — A generation of children is bearing the scars of Haiti’s catastrophic 2010 earthquake, with their futures shaped by repeated displacements, ongoing crises, and persistent disruptions to their education over the past 15 years, Save the Children said.
