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Escalating regional and internal conflicts are threatening the lives of people in Syria - NGOs
An increasing number of attacks in Syria is threatening to further deteriorate the already dire humanitarian situation in the country, say a group of leading international NGOs in Syria.
GAZA: Over 2% of Gaza’s child population killed or injured in six months of war
Nearly 26,000 children – or just over two percent of Gaza’s child population - have been killed or injured in Gaza in six months of a war.
Time is running out for international action to protect civilians and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah, as UN Security Council resolution is ignored
States must act urgently to ensure its enforcement and prevent atrocity crimes in Rafah as attacks intensify, warn 13 humanitarian and human rights organizations.
Nine children killed by a single landmine in Afghanistan
An old landmine killed nine children in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, according to local authorities.
“It’s not fair to die of hunger” - The lives of malnourished children in Gaza endangered by obliteration and obstruction of medical care
Malnourished children in Gaza are not getting the food and medical care they need to survive with food being blocked at every turn.
Crisis at border of South Sudan and Sudan escalating as about 1,000 people arrive daily even after nearly one year of war
Toronto, 27 March 2024 – About 1,000 people a day are fleeing into South Sudan from Sudan after nearly one year of war, arriving in scorching heat and with children in dire need of support, Save the Children said.
HAITI: ONE IN FIVE FAMILIES ON VERGE OF FAMINE IN PORT-AU-PRINCE AS GANG VIOLENCE GRIPS CAPITAL
Toronto, March 26, 2024 – About five million people in Haiti, including one in two children, are now facing acute levels of food insecurity, with 20% of families in the capital alone one step away from famine, Save the Children said.
UN SECURITY COUNCIL PASSES TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION: NOW WORDS MUST BECOME ACTION TO PROTECT GAZA'S CHILDREN
Toronto, March 25, 2024 – The more than one million children trapped in Gaza have been granted the hope of a brief respite today following the UN Security Council’s vote to pass a temporary ceasefire resolution, said Save the Children. However, while today’s ceasefire resolution is a vital step, it needs to be implemented immediately and sustained definitively to protect children and prevent atrocity crimes.
