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One in three children in Afghanistan to enter 2024 facing crisis levels of hunger
Toronto, December 14, 2023 – Almost 8 million children in Afghanistan – or one in three - will enter the new year facing crisis levels of hunger as increasingly freezing conditions threaten communities already reeling from drought, earthquakes, and economic hardship, said Save the Children. New figures[i] released today by the IPC, the global hunger monitoring system, predict an increase in the number of people experiencing crisis or emergency levels of hunger in Afghanistan during…
Save the Children condemns killing of staff member and family in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
It is with profound sadness we confirm that a staff member of Save the Children and his family have been killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.
UN Security Council must reconvene and pass resolution for ceasefire – Aid agencies
Toronto, December 8, 2023 – We are appalled at the failure of the UN Security Council to authorize a resolution demanding a humanitarian ceasefire and unconditional release of hostages held in Gaza. If implemented, this would have provided much needed respite for civilians in Gaza who are under constant bombardment. This was a missed opportunity to stop the violence.
Water shortages linked to climate change exacerbating the risks to children in Gaza conflict
The humanitarian disaster in Gaza, in which over one million children are now at risk of being killed, has been compounded by the impacts of climate change.
At least 101 children killed in the West Bank this year
Toronto, November 30, 2023 - An eight-year-old boy shot dead in the street is one of the most recent casualties of violence in the occupied West Bank, with at least 101 Palestinian children reported killed in the West Bank this year, said Save the Children.
Siege in Timbuktu: Nearly 74,000 children trapped in city and running out of food.
More than 136,000 people, including nearly 74,000 children are trapped in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali.
COP28: Number of children facing hunger due to weather extremes more than doubles in 2022
More than 27 million children were driven into hunger and malnutrition by extreme weather events in countries heavily impacted by the climate crisis in 2022.
Save the Children condemns exploitation of children for geopolitical end as first group of child hostages and child detainees released
StC has welcomed the release of some Israeli children held hostage in Gaza and some Palestinian children held in Israeli military detention.
