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One child killed or maimed every 5 hours over 20 years of war in Afghanistan
Toronto, 31 Aug 2021 – Almost 33,000 children have been killed or maimed in Afghanistan over the past 20 years, an average of one child every five hours, Save the Children said as the last of the international military forces pulled out of Kabul on Tuesday.
Save the Children devastated by reports children were among those killed in Kabul airstrike
Save the Children is devastated by reports that six children were among those killed in an airstrike in the Afghan capital of Kabul yesterday. Investigations into civilian casualties following the strike are still underway.
Athena Rayburn, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns for Save the Children Afghanistan, said:
“We are devastated to learn that children may have been among those killed in yesterday’s airstrike in Kabul. These reports, if confirmed, are a shocking reminder…
STATEMENT: 'No child should ever become collateral damage'
Toronto, August 26, 2021 - Following the explosion today at Kabul airport, Hassan Noor, Regional Director of Save the Children in Asia, said:
Save the Children warns against risk of trafficking children from Haiti
Toronto, August 26 – Save the Children is deeply concerned about the safety of foster children and children who have lost their parents in the recent earthquake in Haiti, as they are at risk of neglect, different forms of abuse or even trafficking.
People in Les Cayes, Haiti, afraid to go into their houses
Toronto,19 August 2021 – Children and their families in Les Cayes, Haiti, one of the areas hardest hit by an earthquake five days ago, are still afraid to go into what’s left of their houses to get their possessions, Save the Children said.
‘Help Afghans at risk’, Save the Children CEO urges the international community
Toronto, August 19, 2021 - Save the Children president and CEO Danny Glenwright called on Canada and the international community today to simplify and expedite visa processes for Afghans fearing for their safety and wishing to leave Afghanistan. For countries, including Canada, that have already announced resettlement programmes, it is important that evacuation efforts are not hampered due to bureaucratic red tape as the situation demands urgent action.
Save the Children concerned hunger crisis in Afghanistan will escalate
Toronto, August 18, 2021 - Save the Children is extremely concerned that a severe hunger crisis facing children in drought-hit Afghanistan will escalate with aid efforts on hold, putting thousands of young lives at risk as the world faces its biggest hunger crisis of the 21st century.
Children in Haiti going hungry on the streets in earthquake-hit area
Toronto, 17 Aug – Children living on the streets in Les Cayes in western Haiti after the weekend’s devastating earthquake are in dire need of food, water and shelter despite aid efforts in the hard-to-reach area, Save the Children warned.
