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ROHINGYA CAMPS: ONE IN THREE REFUGEES FACE ‘CRISIS’ HUNGER AS CONDITIONS FOR CHILDREN WORSEN
Toronto, 26 August 2026 – Conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement are worsening at an alarming rate after nine years, with more than one in three Rohingya refugees expected to face ‘crisis’ hunger levels this year putting more children at risk of malnutrition[1], Save the Children said.
RIMINI MEETING: SAVE THE CHILDREN AND FERRERO TO SHOWCASE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN IMPROVING LIFE AND EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN COCOA-GROWING COMMUNITIES THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE.
Toronto, 21 August 2026 – Thanks to the long-term strategic partnership between Save the Children and Ferrero, results achieved between 2020 and 2025 in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire demonstrate significant progress in the fight against child labour and community strengthening driven by a holistic approach and close collaboration with and through government systems.
NEARLY TWO CHILDREN A DAY ORPHANED IN DR CONGO’S LATEST EBOLA OUTBREAK
Toronto, 21 August 2026 – At least 180 children have lost both parents or primary caregivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ebola outbreak, equivalent to nearly two children every day, since the deadly virus was declared 100 days ago, Save the Children said.
INDONESIA: OVER 8,000 CHILDREN FACE DISRUPTIONS TO EDUCATION FOLLOWING DEADLY EARTHQUAKE – SAVE THE CHILDREN
Toronto, August 18, 2026 – More than 8,000 children in Indonesia’s southernmost province of East Nusa Tenggara are facing safety risks and disruptions to their education after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Flores.
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY: NATIONAL STAFF BEAR BRUNT OF RECORD VIOLENCE AGAINST HUMANITARIAN WORKERS
Toronto, August 17, 2026 – Nearly all attacks on humanitarian workers over the past five years –96% – were on national staff as parties to conflict flouted laws designed to protect aid workers and violence reached unprecedented levels, Save the Children said ahead of World Humanitarian Day.
SUDAN: NEARLY 39,000 DISPLACED CHILDREN ARRIVE IN EL OBEID IN SIX MONTHS, WITH CITY CLOSE TO BREAKING POINT
Toronto, August 14, 2026 – Nearly 39,000 children fled to the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, over the first six months of the year, escaping violence and attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure that have uprooted families across the state, Save the Children said.
AFGHANISTAN: ONE IN 10 CHILDREN ACUTELY MALNOURISHED AS PLUMMETING FUNDING CLOSES NEARLY 600 HEALTH FACILITIES
Toronto, August 13, 2026 – The number of acutely malnourished children in Afghanistan is increasing with nearly one in 10 children under five suffering from wasting at a time when plummeting funding is shuttering essential services and threatening progress, Save the Children said. [1]
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN CEUTA LIVING ON THE STREETS WITHOUT PROTECTION AS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WORSENS
Save the Children is in Ceuta monitoring the situation and the needs of children, and is offering its support to the authorities to respond
