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1.5 million children are facing nutrition crisis in Burkina Faso
One-third of all children under five in the country are malnourished, warns Save the Children
G20 must work harder on debt relief for poorer countries
Toronto, 7 April - Save the Children welcomes the G20’s efforts to respond to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including vital support for the world’s poorest countries.
Horror in Cabo Delgado: Unaccompanied children arrive in Pemba after violence
Toronto, 30 March - Unaccompanied children have started to arrive in the coastal town of Pemba in northern Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, following last week’s brutal attacks by insurgents on Palma and surrounding areas, Save the Children said today. In the past few days, an estimated 3,100 people have fled Palma to the sea or to the bush[i], with an unknown number now in Pemba.
PLEDGING CONFERENCE: SYRIAN CHILDREN WILL BE PAYING WITH THEIR LIVES, EDUCATION AFTER FUNDING SHORTFALL
Toronto, 30 March – Syrian children will be paying with their lives, their education and their wellbeing, Save the Children said today, after a fifth annual Brussels Conference for Syria only raised $4.4 billion so far to support people affected by the ten-year conflict. The amount has fallen far short of the $10 billion dollars that is needed in 2021 for the response[1].
Aid agencies: Rise in fighting threatens to push Yemen into new levels of violence as war enters seventh year
As the conflict enters its seventh year on 26 March, new offensives have ignited in Hodeidah, Taiz, Hajjah and Marib, attacks on civilians are on the rise, and the country is at imminent risk of famine. 21 aid agencies in Yemen are calling for an immediate nationwide ceasefire and for warring parties to return to the negotiating table.
Severe water shortages in Somalia leave 70% of families without safe drinking water
Toronto, 22 March 2021 - Water sources in Somalia are drying up at a rapid rate as a looming drought intensifies, leaving 70 percent of families across the country without access to safe drinking water. Thousands of children are now reliant on emergency water trucking and unprotected wells or are forced to leave their homes in search of water, according to a new assessment by Save the Children.[i]
