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Shelling and airport attack lead to another unbearable day for children in Yemen
31 October 2021 – An attack near Aden’s international airport that claimed 12 civilian lives on Saturday and a shelling attack in Taiz that killed three child siblings and severely injured their brother, contribute to another unbearable day for children across Yemen.
Statement on Canadian Government’s decision to appeal compensation for Indigenous children
Save the Children Canada is deeply disappointed by the Canadian Government’s decision to once again appeal the federal court ruling regarding compensation for First Nations children.
MEGHAN MARKLE AND PRINCE HARRY JOIN WHO, SAVE THE CHILDREN IN COVID VACCINE PLEA
Toronto, October 29, 2021- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have joined the World Health Organization and Save the Children in an appeal to G20 leaders meeting this weekend to honour promises to get COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries where just 3% of people have had a jab.
Yemen: 60% of children whose school came under attack have not returned to education
Toronto, 25 October — More than 60% of children surveyed in Yemen did not return to the classroom last year after their schools came under attack, according to a new Save the Children report.
Children dying from starvation in Kabul as ‘unprecedented’ food crisis leaves almost 14 million Afghan children hungry
Toronto, 25 October – More children in Afghanistan are going hungry than ever before, according to UN data analyzed by Save the Children, with 22.8 million people – including almost 14 million children – expected to face crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity this winter.
THREE CHILDREN AND A TEACHER KILLED IN AIRSTRIKES ON WAY TO SCHOOL IN NW SYRIA
Toronto, October 20, 2021- At least three children and one teacher were killed while walking to school in Ariha in North West Syria on Wednesday in a series of airstrikes in Idlib governorate, Save the Children and its Syrian partner Hurras Network confirmed.
Children in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso face greater risk of recruitment by armed groups
Toronto, 20 October - Children living in conflict zones in the Central Sahel region across Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger are facing a greater risk of illegal recruitment by non-state armed groups[i] on a drive to attract young people after thousands of schools closed in the past two years due to increasing violence and COVID-19.
Child marriage kills more than 60 girls a day
Toronto, 11 October – More than an estimated 22,000 girls a year are dying from pregnancy and childbirth resulting from child marriage, new analysis from Save the Children released on International Day of the Girl reveals.
