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SAVE THE CHILDREN COMMITTED TO PROTECTING CHILDREN IN AFGHANISTAN
Toronto, Aug 17, 2021 - Save the Children has expressed grave concern for the safety and wellbeing of children in Afghanistan, including an estimated 75,000 children who have had to flee their homes in the past month, and said it remained committed to staying in the country and was working to resume programmes as soon as possible to protect the future of children.
Save the Children provides assistance for children and families in Haiti as Tropical Storm Grace approaches
Port-au-Prince, 16 August – Following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake that leveled parts of Haiti on Saturday, killing some 1,300 people and injuring thousands, Save the Children is racing to cover basic needs of the most severely affected children and families as a tropical storm approaches.
Grave Concern for Children Following 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, 14 August – A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday morning, reportedly causing serious casualties and damage to buildings, roads and bridges. Save the Children is extremely concerned about the impact that earthquake will have on children and families, many of whom were already experiencing extreme poverty, hunger and violence.
Thousands of children living on the streets in Kabul after escaping violence
Toronto, 12 August - An estimated 72,000[i] children have arrived in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in recent days after fleeing their homes as violence surges, with many living on the streets, in tarpaulin tents, and going hungry. More are arriving by the hour, Save the Children said.
AFGHANISTAN: Fears for children injured and displaced in Kunduz, as families flee explosions
Toronto, 10 August – Save the Children is extremely concerned for around 36,000 children displaced by clashes in Afghanistan’s northeastern city of Kunduz.
‘Report is a harrowing warning, but children already suffer devastating impacts of climate change’
In response to the IPCC report that was launched today, Save the Children released the following statement.
