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Protection of children in humanitarian crises is chronically underfunded
Toronto, 27 October – Funding must more than double to protect children and help them recover from conflicts and other crises; leading humanitarian organizations warn in a new joint report titled Still Unprotected: Humanitarian Funding for Child protection.
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting leaves children who fled the conflict in distress
Toronto, CANADA – 22 October: Children who fled the violence from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia are showing signs of distress such as anxiety, depression and sleeplessness, a Save the Children team has found.
Central Sahel conference does not acknowledge needs of children caught up in conflict, disaster and Covid-19
TORONTO, ON – October 20, 2020: The ministerial conference on Central Sahel that ended today has “fallen short” when it comes to acknowledging the unique needs of children in Sahel region, warns Save the Children.
Millions of out-of-school children at increased risk of violence – Save the Children
DAKAR, 19 October 2020: Millions of children in the central Sahel region who are out of school[1] due to conflict, recent flooding, and COVID-19, are at a higher risk of falling victim to violence, Save the Children warned today. Children in areas in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger face a daily risk of kidnappings, killing, maiming and recruitment by armed groups, the charity said.
Surge in deadly sea crossings from Lebanon to Cyprus as economic crisis pushes hundreds of thousands more children into poverty
Beirut, 14 October – Hundreds of people have made desperate journeys by boat across the Mediterranean to reach Cyprus in recent months, as the economic crisis deepens in Lebanon.
Save the Children – ‘Situation for children in Helmand deeply concerning’
Responding to the escalation of violence in Helmand province that has led to an estimated 35,000 people fleeing their homes, Save the Children’s Country Director in Afghanistan Chris Nyamandi said:
"It is deeply concerning that tens of thousands of people, many of them children, have been forced from their homes because of fighting. A humanitarian crisis must be avoided.
A Canadian child rescued by government officials from Syria is coming home, the charity said today
October 5, 2020 – TORONTO: Following the Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne’s announcement today, Canada is bringing home a Canadian child orphaned in North East Syria, Save the Children’s CEO Bill Chambers said:
COVID-19 places half a million more girls at risk of child marriage in 2020
TORONTO, ON – October 1, 2020: An estimated 500,000 more girls risk being forced into child marriage and as many as one million more are expected to become pregnant in 2020 as a result of the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, new analysis from Save the Children reveals—a year-over-year increase of four and three per cent, respectively.
