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Forgotten crisis: Families in Burundi languish as homes disappear under Lake Tanganyika
Toronto, Monday 20 September: At least 103,305 people have been forced from their homes by climate shocks in Burundi in recent years, where an increase in floods, storms and landslides has led to a new displacement crisis, says Save the Children. The agency spoke to hundreds of displaced families this month who reported having no hope of returning home because their land had been lost to a risen Lake Tanganyika.
Save the Children resumes life-saving services for children in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Toronto, September 15 — Save the Children restarted its life-saving services in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar today. The agency said it had carried out thorough security checks to ensure that both male and female staff would safely be able to return to work delivering essential health and nutrition services for children.
Haiti: Quake-affected schools will not be ready for October start date, Save the Children fears
Massive destruction, lack of funding threaten children’s access to education and critical psychosocial support
UN Meeting on Afghanistan: 'More still needs to be done' says Save the Children
Toronto, 13 September – Save the Children is 'encouraged' by support shown by ministers at today's UN High-Level meeting on Afghanistan, held in Geneva, but said sustained commitment was needed to save lives.
AFGHANISTAN: World must not turn its back on hungry Afghan children, warns Save the Children ahead of UN meeting
Toronto, 12 September – Save the Children urged aid-giving governments not to turn their backs on millions of hungry Afghan children ahead of a high-level UN meeting on Afghanistan today.
Surge in COVID-19 in North West Syria overwhelming health system
Toronto - 9 September 2021 – A surge in the COVID-19 Delta variant in North West Syria is leaving health authorities overwhelmed, with only a dozen or so intensive care unit beds (ICU) left, putting children and other people with health concerns at risk, Save the Children warned today.
Education in a quarter of the world’s countries is on the brink of collapse without urgent action
Toronto, 6 September 2021 – The education of hundreds of millions of children in a quarter of the world’s countries is at extreme or high risk of collapsing, Save the Children said today. New analysis from the organization finds that factors such as climate change, a lack of COVID-19 vaccines, displacement, attacks on schools and lack of digital connectivity are jeopardizing access to schooling.
Save the Children fears increase of violence against women and girls in Haiti
Almost three weeks since the earthquake, thousands are going hungry and sleeping outside
