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The Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen.

The Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen.

The Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen.

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Toronto, September 26, 2026 – Protection measures for girls need to be intensified across flood-affected areas of Nepal amid growing concerns over trafficking, violence, exploitation and child marriage one month after the country's devastating floods, Save the Children said. Uncertainty over permanent housing and livelihoods is putting girls at risk one month after the flash flood that killed at least 1,400 people with about 5,700 still missing. [1]. About 1,000 people remain in communal holding centres, where girls have reported concerns about privacy and safety due to the movement of unfamiliar people through shared spaces. Some girls are living in tents in camps on the periphery of towns with inadequate lighting at night, creating a safety risk. Other families have moved into rented rooms, often far away from their communities. Save the Children is working alongside local authorities and partners to strengthen protection measures in displacement sites, including increased monitoring and surveillance, awareness raising on gender-based violence and child marriage, and expanding access to psychosocial support and case management services for children and their families. The organisation is also supporting police at checkpoints to identify and respond to signs of trafficking and exploitation affecting children, adolescents and women, helping ensure those at risk are connected to social protection services and specialist support. Weakened community protection due to displacement as well as the loss of education, livelihoods and incomes is compounding the risks for girls in Nepal where more than a third of girls are married as children, according to the 2021 census. [2]. Girls married as children are more likely to leave school, experience early pregnancy, face restrictions on their decision-making, and experience multiple forms of gender-based violence throughout their lives. Trafficking is also seen as a risk in Nepal. More than 11,500 women and girls were reported missing to police between 2024 and 2025, with nearly one in four remaining untraced, according to the National Human Rights Commission. Information from trafficking survivors indicates that 41% were trafficked for prostitution and more than a third – 37% - were girls. [3]. Tara Chettry, Country Director, Save the Children in Nepal, said: “One month on, thousands of children are living with the impacts of that torrential wall of water and debris. The waters have gone, but fear and uncertainty remain. “Girls are telling us they do not feel safe at displacement sites, while many children are grieving the loss of parents and loved ones. Others remain out of school, and every day out of class is a protection risk. “Adolescent girls are often among the first to lose access to education and among the last to regain it. Protecting their rights, safety and opportunities must remain central to the response and recovery. “These risks do not emerge from the disaster alone. They are shaped by existing gender inequalities, unequal access to resources and decision-making, and social norms that often place a disproportionate burden on girls and women during crises.” Girls who assume increased caregiving responsibilities often face pressure to prioritise unpaid care work over education and extended periods out of school reduce the likelihood of re-enrollment. Combined with displacement and loss of income, this can increase risks of child marriage, exploitation and other forms of gender-based violence. Sukmaya*, 18, volunteers with Save the Children and leads play-based activities for children alongside psychosocial counsellors who are supporting her and others who have been displaced. Sukmaya*'s mother and sisters were killed when the floods tore through her village. Sukmaya* said: “If school reopened, we could study again and meet our friends. Being back in school would help us move forward.” Save the Children has so far reached more than 7,500 people, including about 2,300 children, with emergency assistance and support. Save the Children has worked in Nepal since 1976. The organisation runs programmes spanning child protection, child rights governance, education, climate change, gender equality, health and nutrition and child poverty. References: * Denotes name changed to protect identity [1] National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, 22 September https://ndrrma.gov.np/np/situation-report/442 [2] National Population and Housing Census 2021 https://censusresults.nsonepal.gov.np/population#marital_sts [3] Trafficking in Persons report, National Human Rights Commission, April 2026 https://www.nhrcnepal.org/uploads/publication/TRAFFICKING_IN_PERSONS_IN_NEPAL(NATIONAL_REPORT_2026)1.pdf

The Principals of the affected United Nations (UN) entities and International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), call for the immediate and unconditional release of all personnel held in Yemen.

Toronto, 24 September 2026 – More than 26,000 people in Somalia are expected to fall into catastrophic levels of food insecurity in coming months, just one step away from famine, as families already struggling with drought brace for heavy rains and flooding, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 23 September 2026 – About 8 million children across East and Southern Africa could face acute hunger by early 2027, a rise of 30%, as one of the strongest El Nino weather events in recent years fuels a growing food crisis, according to new analysis by Save the Children.

Toronto, 16 September 2026 - At least eight children were reported killed early today, and dozens more are among 100 people missing following the collapse of a six or seven story building damaged by an earlier Israeli strike in Gaza City.  

Toronto, 16 September 2026 - The latest violence in Yemen threatens to shatter the already threadbare health system for children, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 15 September 2026 – Over one in five of the people killed and injured in recent violence in Yemen are children, said Save the Children, with more than 80% of the child casualties caused by airstrikes, shelling or drones [1].

Toronto, 9 September 2026 – All 1.5 million school-aged children in the occupied Palestinian territory are being denied their right to a safe and quality education for a fourth consecutive academic year, said Save the Children on International Day to Protect Education from Attack [1]. 

Toronto, 9 September 2026 – About 540 children have been separated from their parents or are unaccompanied two weeks since Nepal's devastating flash floods, according to an initial assessment, Save the Children said.

Staff account by: Ruba* (31) is a Save the Children staff member in the West Bank

Toronto, 2 September 2026 - One week after massive flooding swept through communities across Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, children are showing signs of psychological distress, Save the Children said, as families worry about their futures.

Toronto, 31 August 2026 – Children crammed into public shelters are facing an increased risk of illness as families struggle to get clean water for drinking and washing in the aftermath of the devastating flash floods, Save the Children said.

For millions of people in Yemen, getting enough food has been a daily struggle for nearly a decade.

Toronto - August 28, 2026 – Nine school children have been reunited with their families after being stranded at school for two days by the devastating flash floods in Northern Nepal, as rescue efforts continue to reach other students, Save the Children said.

Toronto - August 27, 2026 – Volatile oil prices driven by six months of conflict in the Middle East are pushing up the cost of delivering aid globally and could mean Save the Children reaches 1.5 million fewer children with lifesaving assistance than planned, the child rights organisation warned. [1]

Toronto - August 27, 2026 – Nearly two-thirds of children surveyed across four districts in southern Yemen are out of school following more than a decade of conflict and displacement, Save the Children said as the new school year begins.

Toronto - August 27, 2026 – Rescuers are racing to find survivors in the flash flood-devastated areas of Northern Nepal, as Save the Children delivers emergency aid to families, with many places still only accessible by helicopter.  

Toronto, 26 August 2026 – Conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement are worsening at an alarming rate after nine years, with more than one in three Rohingya refugees expected to face ‘crisis’ hunger levels this year putting more children at risk of malnutrition[1], Save the Children said.

Toronto, 21 August 2026 – Thanks to the long-term strategic partnership between Save the Children and Ferrero, results achieved between 2020 and 2025 in cocoa-growing communities in Côte d'Ivoire demonstrate significant progress in the fight against child labour and community strengthening driven by a holistic approach and close collaboration with and through government systems.

Toronto, 21 August 2026 – At least 180 children have lost both parents or primary caregivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ebola outbreak, equivalent to nearly two children every day, since the deadly virus was declared 100 days ago, Save the Children said.

When Leila* and her children arrived in Ar Raqqa, Syria, in February this year, they found themselves in surroundings that felt completely unfamiliar. Her children had spent almost their entire lives in Al Hol camp in northeastern Syria, and adjusting to life outside its fences was overwhelming.

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Toronto, August 18, 2026 – More than 8,000 children in Indonesia’s southernmost province of East Nusa Tenggara are facing safety risks and disruptions to their education after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Flores.

Toronto, August 17, 2026 – Nearly all attacks on humanitarian workers over the past five years –96% – were on national staff as parties to conflict flouted laws designed to protect aid workers and violence reached unprecedented levels, Save the Children said ahead of World Humanitarian Day.

Toronto, August 14, 2026 – Nearly 39,000 children fled to the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, over the first six months of the year, escaping violence and attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure that have uprooted families across the state, Save the Children said.

Toronto, August 13, 2026 – The number of acutely malnourished children in Afghanistan is increasing with nearly one in 10 children under five suffering from wasting at a time when plummeting funding is shuttering essential services and threatening progress, Save the Children said. [1]

Save the Children is in Ceuta monitoring the situation and the needs of children, and is offering its support to the authorities to respond   

Toronto, 12 August 2026 – About 26 million children in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe Union lived in areas that experienced unusually high carbon emissions over the past month, with millions remaining exposed as fires continue to burn, said Save the Children.

Toronto, 10 August 2026 – The strongest earthquake to hit Colombia in a decade has struck the western part of Colombia, causing widespread destruction across the Pacific Region. The disaster has left children and families facing uncertainty, fear and the loss of homes, schools and essential services, said Save the Children.  The quake hit on Monday morning as families were at home or beginning their day, with tremors felt as far away as Venezuela. While the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, preliminary reports indicate that over 100 people, including children, have been killed, while many more have been injured.   Maria Mercedes Liévano, Save the Children’s Country Director for Colombia, said:  "While the full extent of the damage is still emerging, we know that earthquakes can have a devastating impact on children in an instant.  In the aftermath of an unforeseen event like this, children may face heightened risks to their safety, well-being and access to essential services. Communities are currently grappling with disruption and uncertainty.”   The full scale of the impact is still emerging as damaged infrastructure, power outages and communications disruptions hamper assessments in some of the worst-affected areas. Reports indicate that buildings have collapsed, raising concerns that people may remain trapped beneath the rubble. Schools and public hospitals have been evacuated, with many sustaining severe damage, disrupting children's access to education, healthcare and safe spaces at a time when they need them most.   Children are among the most vulnerable in the aftermath of earthquakes, facing heightened risks to their health, protection and wellbeing, said Save the Children. As response efforts continue, there is an urgent need for lifesaving assistance and support to rescue survivors, and help children and families cope with their immediate needs in the days and weeks ahead.  Save the Children stands ready to support affected communities and is closely monitoring the situation to provide support where it is needed the most.   Save the Children has worked in Colombia for 40 years, working in the regions most affected by natural disasters, armed conflict, violence, poverty, climate change, and mixed migration.  

Toronto, 06 August 2026 – A lack of safe housing, identification and specialized support for migrant girls who have arrived in Ceuta could increase their exposure to violence, trafficking and exploitation, said Save the Children calling for their protection be an immediate priority of the response, the children's rights organization warns.

Toronto, 4 August, 2026 - The bodies of 40 children were among 112 Palestinian people buried today in Gaza, in one of the largest collective funerals in the occupied Palestinian Territory since conflict erupted in October 2023.  

Toronto, 31 July 2026 – Thousands of children arriving in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta amid a surge in migration need immediate protection, with Save the Children calling on the Spanish authorities to provide them with safe accommodation and ensure no child is left without the support they need.

Toronto, 30 July, 2026 – Palestinian mothers in Gaza are struggling to breastfeed their infants more than 10 months since the ‘ceasefire’ agreement was put in place amid Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid and commercial goods into Gaza, said Save the Children. 

Guest blog by Inaya Muhammad.

Toronto, 29 July 2025 – Save the Children has launched its third annual Global Media Awards, honoring exceptional journalism that champions the rights of children worldwide.

Toronto, 29 July 2026 – The number of children receiving treatment for the most dangerous form of malnutrition in Baidoa, south central Somalia, nearly tripled in six months, according to new figures from Save the Children’s stabilization centre in the region [1], warning over the country’s worsening drought and hunger crisis.

Toronto, 24 July 2026 – Children impacted by the twin earthquakes in Venezuela a month ago said they are missing their homes, schools and loved ones and friends who were among the nearly 5,400 people that died in the disaster, said Save the Children. 

Toronto, 24 July 2026 – Save the Children, the leading independent children’s rights organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Rasmussen and Amy Syed to its Board of Directors. Together, they bring extensive leadership experience spanning finance, technology and corporate governance, strengthening the organization's ability to advance its vision for children in Canada and around the world.

Toronto, 23 July 2026 – More than 74,000 children under five in Gaza will suffer acute malnutrition in the year to April 2027, according to new data, highlighting that the crisis remains catastrophic with children paying the highest price, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 22 July 2026 – At least 189 children have now died in the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with thousands more living with fear and trauma and in need of mental health support after witnessing loss in their communities, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 21 July 2026 – At least 19 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied Palestinian territory so far in July with four children reportedly killed in Gaza this morning, with attacks near-daily despite a ceasefire, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 21 July 2026  - Children in Yemen are being plunged deeper into hunger as world leaders fail to fully re-open the Strait of Hormuz, said Save the Children, releasing a new market assessment showing how fuel and food prices have skyrocketed since the escalation in the Middle East region four months ago.  

Toronto, 20 July 2026 – More than 1,000 Palestinian children have been displaced by a surge in settler violence in the West Bank in the first six months of 2026, causing extreme disruptions to children’s schooling, safety and sense of wellbeing, said Save the Children.

Discover how one teacher in Ethiopia is helping children with disabilities access inclusive, quality education.

Toronto, 16 July 2026 - Save the Children UK’s Patron,  Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, has met children playing football in Thailand and leading climate campaigns in South Korea as part of her visits to the child rights organisation [1].

Toronto, 16, July 2026 – More children in Yemen have been killed by landmines and other unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the first six months of this year than all of 2025, according to new Save the Children analysis[1], with the escalating toll of explosive weapons demanding urgent action to protect children and clear deadly remnants of war.

Discover how one teacher in Ethiopia is helping children with disabilities access inclusive, quality education.

Discover how learning through play is helping a young refugee girl in Ethiopia build confidence, make friends and prepare for school.

Toronto, 7 July 2026 – Hundreds of people displaced by Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes are sharing extremely limited toilets in informal camps, while others are risking returning to damaged homes to use bathrooms despite fears the buildings could collapse, Save the Children said.  

Toronto, 8 July 2026 – As South Sudan marks 15 years of independence, children growing up in the world's youngest nation are calling on its leaders to listen to children and include them in decision-making, Save the Children said.

Valentina works with Save the Children in Venezuela. She was in Caracas on the night of Wednesday 24 June when the twin earthquakes struck.

Toronto, 2 July 2026 — Children affected by last week’s earthquakes in Venezuela are facing increasing health risks as many families in shelters and temporary settlements lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene services, Save the Children said.

Toronto, 2 July 2026 – After 1,000 days of war, children in Gaza said they had lost homes, schools and a sense of safety but not their hopes for the future with even the ongoing violence failing to stop them from dreaming of peace and careers to help them rebuild their communities. 

Toronto, June 2026 – Israeli forces have reportedly killed seven Palestinian children in Gaza and the West Bank in the week since a UN Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces have been deliberately targeting Palestinian children.

Toronto, 30 June 2026 – Save the Children together with the Humanitarian Coalition—Canada's 12 leading aid organizations—welcomes the Government of Canada’s announcement that it will match, dollar-for-dollar, donations to its Venezuela Earthquake Response appeal up to a maximum of $2 million. Donations made to the Humanitarian Coalition and its 12 member organizations will be matched retroactively to June 25, 2026, until July 14, 2026.

Toronto, June 29, 2026 – Children in Venezuela are living on the streets and in informal tented camps, underscoring the urgent need for support, as rescue teams work round the clock to free people from the rubble with about 50,000 reported missing, Save the Children said [1].  

 Toronto, June 26, 2026 - Families in earthquake-devastated Venezuela spent a second night sheltering in open spaces amid fears of further building collapses and raising serious concerns over children’s safety and their immediate needs, Save the Children said.

Toronto, June 25, 2026 – Rescuers are racing to find people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings after two massive earthquakes struck west of the capital Caracas, forcing children and their families from their homes, Save the Children said.

Toronto, June 24, 2026 – A  saying that children in Gaza and the West Bank were deliberately targeted by Israel authorities and security forces, must mark a turning point for the world to stop turning a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinian children and hold perpetrators to account, said Save the Children. 

Toronto, June 22, 2026 – Using puppets, songs, and musical statues, children as young as four in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are to be taught about Ebola in a new programme aiming to tackle misinformation, Ebola denial, and protect families, Save the Children said. The series of play-based learning activities, developed by Save the Children, are to be rolled out across the DRC to increase children’s awareness of the virus and dispel myths and rumours in a bid to stem the spread of the DRC’s third worst Ebola outbreak on record. Fear and misinformation have contributed to attacks on health workers and treatment centres and to declining school attendance in parts of the DRC, said Save the Children, with parents saying they were concerned about children contracting the illness in class or the playground.  With end-of-year exams now taking place across the DRC, Save the Children with the Education Cluster has also launched new guidance for schools and teachers on how to prevent the risk of Ebola exposure, promoting handwashing, screening at entrances to examination centres, and quick treatment for Ebola-like symptoms. Alfred*, 40, a schoolteacher in the DRC, said fear has spread among children in his classrooms nearly as rapidly as misinformation in communities about the latest strain of Ebola, Bundibugyo, which has claimed about 232 lives so far among 896 cases, including at least 26 children, according to the Ministry of Health. This has left him with nearly empty classrooms, with some children hiding in bushes and end-of-year exams being rushed or rescheduled. He is also concerned about stigma and discrimination as children from highly affected areas are excluded by classmates but remains committed to raising awareness. Alfred said rumours about the outbreak, that was officially declared on 15 May, spread through “battery‑less radios” where people circulate false information through conversations and social media resulting in denial of Ebola and distrust in healthcare and even schools.  He said: “[The rumour is that] once a person is infected with this disease, they go to the hospital. From there, only corpses return home. So, this also creates panic among people. That is why people say it is as if they inject water into the bodies of patients, and that is what kills them.” One of Alfred’s students, 13-year-old Alice*, who dreams of becoming a doctor, said hearing that many people have died from Ebola makes her feel very scared and sad, especially as many children are unable to attend school. She told Save the Children team in Ituri, the worst hit area in the eastern DRC: “Children cannot come to school because of the disease.  When I hear what people are saying, they say many have died from Ebola. They tell us to protect ourselves and keep our distance. It makes me very scared, very worried” “When talking about Ebola, some people refuse to believe it exists, they say it is a lie, while others accept it.” With training from Save the Children, along with local health and education authorities, teachers including Alfred have integrated Ebola awareness into daily school life, educating students about the nature of the virus and prevention measure. As part of its Ebola response in Ituri, Save the Children has provided 33 schools with complete infection prevention and control kits including thermal scanners, handwashing devices, chlorine, hygiene equipment among other items. Dr Babou Rukengeza, Save the Children’s Ebola Response Lead in the DRC, said:   “Unfortunately, we are seeing significant community resistance to prevention and treatment measure, as case numbers rise. Some families are refusing to allow health workers to disinfect their homes after a case is suspected, and we have also seen unfortunate cases where people with Ebola have chosen to leave isolation facilities. “We know that attacks on treatment centres and health workers reflect tensions between public health measures and community understanding of Ebola, how it spreads and how it needs to be treated. “We understand people are fearful, and we need to do everything we can to help communities understand why certain prevention and response measures are in place. “While Ebola is primarily a health crisis, it also has significant impacts on education systems, disrupting learning and affecting children’s wellbeing. We are working to change that through these programmes, using schools to help prevent the spread of Ebola and serve as a critical platform for response as well as a safe, inclusive space for children.” In the DRC since 1994, Save the Children partners with 13 local organisations, as well as international agencies and government authorities, to deliver life-saving support in health, nutrition, education, child protection, food security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene for children and their families. *Names changed to protect identities   ENDS

Toronto, June 19, 2026 - Almost 2 million children have returned to their hometowns in Syria in the past 18 months - the largest voluntary movement of returnees globally - but many find their homes damaged, basic services collapsed and the land contaminated by explosive devices, Save the Children said [1].

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Toronto, June 18, 2026– The number of children killed in conflict soared to at least 6,266 in 2025, up about 34% from 2024, with the increased use of high-tech explosive weapons driving the trend, said Save the Children [1].

Toronto, June 18, 2026 — About half of all children in Haiti are living on the frontlines of violence, with gunfire, drone strikes, armed clashes and other deadly threats at their doorstep, said Save the Children.

Toronto, June 15, 2026 – At least 52 children, including 16 toddlers and infants., have contracted Ebola in the month since the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared its latest outbreak, with 19 of these children confirmed to have died. The outbreak declared on 15 May has rapidly become the third largest ever recorded in the DRC, with some 782 confirmed cases and 181 confirmed deaths, according to latest figures from the Ministry of Health, and children are among the most vulnerable, said Save the Children. While young children represent a smaller portion of cases than other age groups, figures from the Africa Centre for Disease Control (CDC) show that young children are suffering a far higher case fatality rate. Children aged 14 or under are more than twice as likely to die after contracting the illness than patients aged 15 to 44, according to a Save the Children analysis of the figures [1]. Young children often deteriorate rapidly when infected and require early identification, referral, and intensive supportive care to improve their chances of survival. These risks are further compounded by the conditions many children already face in humanitarian settings, including malnutrition, malaria, anaemia, poverty, displacement, interrupted vaccination and healthcare services, and limited access to essential treatment and nutrition support. Children are not only at risk of infection, but a multitude of knock-on effects, including family separation, psychological distress, being cut off from routine healthcare and protection services, dropping out of school, child labour and early marriage, said Save the Children. Basic, lifesaving supplies -like protective equipment, disinfectant, safe isolation spaces and essential medicines - are concerningly scarce in some areas. At the same time fear and misinformation risk accelerating transmission by discouraging families from seeking care, cooperating with contact tracing, or reporting symptoms early. Greg Ramm, Save the Children’s Country Director in the DRC, said:

Toronto, June 11, 2026 – Access to safe play areas for children amid humanitarian emergencies must be protected, Save the Children said, as the number of times children forced from their homes by conflict or violence reached an all-time high.[1]  The call comes as the world marks the third International Day of Play with this year’s theme being: Protect play - protect childhood. It aims to reinforce the need to protect children’s freedom to play even as safe spaces for children to play are shrinking globally. Data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) for 2025 showed that conflict overtook climate as the major driver of global displacement for the first time last year.

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Toronto, June 10, 2026 – From classrooms reduced to rubble to hours spent studying underground, children graduating from high school in Ukraine reflect on how four years of war has transformed their education since first grade in a series of photos released today by Save the Children.

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Toronto, June 9, 2026 – Families and children in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state are surviving on leaves and water lilies as hunger surges towards famine levels in parts of the country following three months of escalating violence, Save the Children said. Many families in Jonglei state have been left without essential and life-saving services since an escalation in violence in March led to the suspension of aid operations in areas and government orders to aid agencies to evacuate, triggering mass displacement. Save the Children suspended its humanitarian operations in Akobo East - a refuge for people fleeing violence across Jonglei – and relocated staff due to increased violence. The withdrawal of services followed a similar suspension of operations in February in Walgak in Jonglei after armed gangs looted and vandalized a Save the Children office, destroyed a healthcare centre, and took three of the organisation's vehicles. Save the Children staff working in neighbouring counties have reported hearing horrific stories of families going without humanitarian aid while flooding worsens. In some parts of the state, families and children are surviving on leaves and water lilies collected from swamps and seeds reserved for planting, while mothers walk for hours through floodplains to find anything edible for their children. Save the Children said thousands of children are no longer attending school, while others are being forced into labour or early marriage as families struggle to survive. In areas where schools remain accessible, some children have stopped attending because they are too weak from hunger. The extreme coping mechanisms come as the latest analysis by the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) – the leading global authority on the severity of hunger crises – showed that four counties, including Nyirol and Akobo in Jonglei state, are at risk of famine. According to the IPC, more than 7.8 million people - or six in 10 people in South Sudan - are facing acute food insecurity. About 2.2 million children under five require treatment for acute malnutrition—an increase of around 90,000 cases since the previous analysis.  Nearly 700,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition – the deadliest form of hunger that requires urgent medical attention and specialised treatment. Health workers have reported children arriving at nutrition centres severely malnourished after surviving for weeks on diluted porridge or a mix of salt and flour. This deteriorating situation has become evident at a nutrition site at Bor Hospital in Jonglei state’s Bor County, where Save the Children operates three different programmes helping to screen and treat malnourished children and breastfeeding or pregnant mothers. Tabisa Ajer, 31, a health care worker at the hospital said: “We have over 60 children who are severely malnourished right now. Usually, we have 60 later in the wet season when malnutrition tends to spike but the number is high for this early on. The numbers have spiked due to the season and the worsening hunger crisis, flooding and insecurity. A lot of children coming here have diarrhea and vomiting. “We are just at the start of the rainy season now, and June to August the hunger situation usually worsens. This year is more dangerous than the other years. Insecurity is impacting food cultivation.” Chris Nyamandi, Country Director for Save the Children in South Sudan, said:  “Solutions to extreme hunger are political. This situation can be prevented and mitigated, before more children suffer. Next month South Sudan will mark 15 years of independence and greater investment in inclusive peace and social protection is needed to prevent violence amidst an escalating, underfunded humanitarian crisis response. “In an already hyper-prioritised humanitarian system, international aid cuts continue to disproportionately impact those most vulnerable in one of the world’s most fragile states.” Save the Children calls on all parties to the conflict to prioritize the protection of civilians, respect international humanitarian law, and ensure safe, sustained, and unhindered humanitarian access to already affected communities.  The aid agency is also calling for greater and more flexible resources needed to respond to the dire needs of the displaced populations in strained communities, with funding flows designed to reach local actors delivering principled aid. Save the Children has worked in South Sudan since 1991, providing children with access to education, healthcare and nutrition services, and supporting families with food security and livelihoods assistance. ENDS

Toronto, June 8, 2026 – Israeli authorities announced earlier today that they are closing border crossings into the Gaza Strip, including Kerem Shalam and Rafah, until further notice.  This politicization of aid once again puts food, clean water and emergency life-saving supplies including medical and shelter items needed to keep one million children and their families alive out of reach, Save the Children said.  

Toronto, June 8, 2026-  A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked parts of the southern Philippines, causing damage in a key coastal city and affecting about 3 million students in the province of Sarangani [1]. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. suspended school classes in affected areas while calling on residents in coastal areas to evacuate immediately after a tsunami warning was issued. The country's Department of Education said that about 6,000 schools have been exposed to the earthquake, although this data could change as the full extent of the damage unfolds. Faisah Ali, Humanitarian Manager, Save the Children Philippines, said: "Today marked the opening of classes and schools across the Philippines after the country's summer break, but the Mindanao earthquake has put a terrifying and sudden stop to that. While the full extent of the damage is not yet known, our teams are reporting that the earthquake has destroyed classrooms and schools and forced classes to shut across many parts of the island. Children are scared, and their lives and learning have been disrupted. We're assessing the situation on the ground, where Save the Children already has a presence, and will work to reach affected children as soon as possible, including to ensure that learning continues even after an event like this." Save the Children has been working in the Philippines since 1981 with programmes in humanitarian response, health and nutrition, education, and children's rights and protection. ENDS References: [1] Department of Education: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1626748386127757&id=100063778338269&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=drcKX5O21HKJTOvn#

Toronto, June 6, 2026 - As the world prepares to watch the World Cup 2026, on makeshift pitches across refugee camps and in communities impacted by conflict across the globe, football is helping children to stay safe and start to recover from trauma, Save the Children said.

Toronto, June 4, 2026 - Donors and aid organisations including Save the Children have announced a commitment of USD $500 million today to ramp up the fight against child malnutrition in the world’s biggest humanitarian hotspots.

Toronto, June 1, 2026 – Sudan is bracing for a rise in child malnutrition as the lean or pre-harvest season starts with the prospects for crop production looking bleak after more than three years of war with conflict ongoing, warned Save the Children.

Toronto, May 27, 2026 – At least 25% of confirmed deaths from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are children, highlighting the urgent need to scale up health services and infection prevention to protect children, said Save the Children [1]. Latest government figures released on Wednesday show that children make up 25% of the 17 confirmed Ebola deaths - although the number of real cases is likely to be significantly higher as this number only includes children under 15, and only includes confirmed cases. Of these deaths, 14% are children under the age of 5. Some 1,077 people are now suspected of contracting Ebola with 238 suspected deaths since the outbreak was declared on 15 May, with children and youth under the age of 19 accounting for 17 out of 121 confirmed cases of Ebola, or 14%. This number of suspected cases is already over one third of all confirmed cases reported in the largest Ebola epidemic in the DRC in recent history,  in which there were 3,262 confirmed cases and 2,232 deaths, 28% of which were children. While the outbreak was declared 11 days ago, the number of deaths and infections is feared to be much higher, with the probable first or index case most likely to have been in the first few months of the year, adding to concerns about prolonged undetected transmission in the community. Children are among the most vulnerable group in this outbreak, said Save the Children. As well as being exposed to the direct risk of infection, they face major indirect consequences such as disruptions of essential health and nutrition services, loss of parents and caregivers, loss of access to schools, stigma, psychosocial distress, and increased protection risks. Children are particularly vulnerable if they lose one of both of their parents or primary caregivers to the illness, with Save the Children child protection staff already reporting at least two children who have lost their parents to Ebola and requiring urgent care support. Ebola is a severe and often fatal disease spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, or indirect through contaminated materials, or infected surfaces. Its symptoms include fever, weakness, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pain, and, in severe cases, bleeding.  The current Ebola outbreak is yet another crisis to hit DRC which has seen a sharp uptick this year in conflict, creating one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises with 5.6 million people including about 2.5 million children internally displaced while 15 million people – almost one in every seven people – need humanitarian assistance.  Dr Babou Rukengeza, Save the Children’s Ebola Response Lead in the DRC, said:   “This outbreak is moving at a terrifying speed. I have responded to several Ebola outbreaks over the years, but this is the fastest spread I have ever seen. Children are paying a devastating price, making up at least one in four confirmed deaths, although we suspected the numbers are far higher.  “When parents die, children suddenly lose the biggest support system they could possibly have and face fear, grief, stigma, and social exclusion. “In addition, this crisis is unfolding at a critical moment when children are preparing for their end-of-year exams, threatening not only their health but also their future.  “A rapid, well-funded, and coordinated response is essential to stop the spread of Ebola, maintain essential services, and ensure that children remain safe, protected, and able to continue learning throughout the outbreak. “We need urgent action and immediate flexible funding to scale up the health response and strengthen infection prevention and control, while ensuring children and families can access protection, education and essential services to save lives and reduce the long-term impact on communities.” Save the Children has provided chlorine to the health authorities in Bunia for facility decontamination and therapeutic milk to a centre for malnourished children and breastfeeding mothers suspected of having the Ebola virus. The aid agency is racing to equip health facilities with personal protective equipment, triage units and infection prevention and handwashing infrastructure while supporting active case detection and contact tracing in communities and health facilities. This includes training community health workers and teachers on virus detection and referral and providing emergency hygiene kits and thermometers. Save the Children started working in DRC in 1994 and currently collaborates with 13 local partners, alongside international organisations and government authorities, to provide life-saving support in health, nutrition, education, child protection, food security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene for children and their families.  Ends Notes: [1] According to latest data from the DRC’s Ministry of Health, released Wednesday 27 May with data up to Tuesday 26 May, [SitRep No. 12], there are 121 confirmed cases, 17 death confirmed, 1077 suspected cases, 238 suspected deaths. 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Toronto, May 19, 2026 – The race is on to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo before it spirals further in a country where decimated healthcare systems were slow to pick up on the disease and are ill equipped to stop the disease spreading, Save the Children said. At least 500 suspected cases of Ebola including 130 deaths have been reported in the DRC since the new outbreak began two weeks ago, according to the World Health Organization. As Save the Children prepares to launch a large-scale response to support local health systems and help Ebola-impacted families and children, the aid agency is calling for an urgent global effort to contain the virus. In previous outbreaks of Ebola, young children infected by the disease through contact with unwell caregivers and family members have often experienced high mortality. Beyond the health risks of the disease itself, children are also at particular risk of trauma and exploitation during an Ebola outbreak. Due to the high fatality rate with the Ebola virus disease, many children may lose one or both parents in an outbreak and face being stigmatized, isolated, or abandoned. The Ebola outbreak is yet another crisis to hit DRC which has seen a sharp uptick this year in conflict, creating one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises with 5.6 million people including about 2.5 million children internally displaced while 15 million people – almost one in every seven people – need humanitarian assistance. Greg Ramm, Save the Children’s Country Director in the DRC, said:   “The Ebola outbreak is a new massive crisis on top of an already difficult situation with a unique set of circumstances making this outbreak much more difficult to contain than we’ve seen recently. It is in an area of conflict, an area of humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of people displaced and healthcare systems are already severely compromised.  “This is also a different strain of Ebola to what has been seen in the province before, so the limited testing that was available in the province was testing for the Zaire strain and not coming up positive. By the time the Bundibugyo strain was detected, it had already spread quite far. We are in a game of catch-up.   “There's been a healthcare crisis across the DRC for years, yet the world’s attention tends to peak at a moment of an unusual disease, like mpox two years ago and now, with Ebola. It is important that the world doesn't lose interest when this outbreak is over and that everything is done so that the children of DRC can get the basic healthcare services they need, any time they need them.  “Our priority is to stop further spread, which means getting messages out about how to stay safe, about how to reduce contact, about avoiding direct contact with somebody who is sick. It's about getting basic infection prevention and control measures into health centres and, where there's not enough chlorine or disinfectant, get those supplies out.    “Right now, it’s critical the international community steps up to support efforts to protect children and families in DRC while helping halt further spread. We need the equipment, we need teams on the ground, and we need people to do what they can to keep people safe.” Save the Children started working in DRC in 1994. Today, we collaborate with 13 local partners, alongside international organizations and government authorities, to provide life-saving support in health, nutrition, education, child protection, food security, and water, sanitation, and hygiene for children and their families. We operate in the three eastern provinces most affected by the humanitarian crisis—North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri— where nearly six million internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees are in urgent need of assistance as well as in Kasai, Kasai Oriental and Lomami on development projects in education, health and nutrition.  

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Toronto, May 14, 2026 – About half of children under 5 in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition as poor rains and rising costs drive up hunger levels, with risk of famine announced for the first time in four years, Save the Children said. New data from the global hunger monitor, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), showed that over 1.88 million children aged 6–59 months are suffering from acute malnutrition, including 493,000 cases of severe acute malnutrition (SAM),  a 2% increase since data in February. In addition, over 6 million people, or one in three people, are now experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity with over 1.9 million people facing emergency levels of food insecurity, signalling urgent action is needed to save lives and livelihoods. Burhakaba district in the Bay region of southwest Somalia has been classified to be facing the risk of famine through June 2026 – the first time such a classification has been announced in Somalia since the devastating drought of 2022. This classification means that at least one out of three children are expected to be acutely malnourished, with many more children expected to die from preventable diseases due to complications without urgent intervention. Failed rains, a sharp spike in food price due to the conflict in the Middle East, depreciation of the Somali Shilling in the south, and conflict‑related displacement have combined to push more people into hunger since the previous forecast in February. Suad*, 45, a mother of five, is living with three of her children in a makeshift tent at a camp for displaced people fleeing drought and conflict in the outskirts of Kismayo city, Somalia. This is the second time she has sought refuge in this camp,  having been displaced four years ago at the peak of Somalia’s worst drought in recent memory. She told Save the Children: “The situation is very dire. We have nothing to eat. We have nothing to sleep on and cover ourselves at night. You see my small child has even burned himself on the hands while trying to look for something to eat in other houses in the camps.” Mohamed Mohamud Hassan, Country Director for Save the Children in Somalia, said:   “Somalia is in the grip of a deepening humanitarian catastrophe. Children are dying from preventable causes — malnutrition, disease, displacement — while funding falls far short of what is urgently needed. “The window to prevent famine in Burhakaba and wider deterioration across Somalia is closing fast. We call on the international community to act now, scale up lifesaving assistance, and ensure that no child dies because the world looked away.” Save the Children is calling on the international community to urgently increase humanitarian funding to meet the needs of over 6 million people requiring assistance, prioritise support for nutrition and health programmes to prevent child deaths, and invest in longer-term resilience programming. Save the Children has been working in Somalia since 1951, delivering life-saving health, nutrition, education and protection services.  ENDS Notes to Editors: [1]According to the latest IPC report, 1.88 million children are estimated to be suffering acute malnutrition, an increase of 42,000 more children who require treatment for acute malnutrition from previous forecast in February. For Somalia, the total number of children under five years is 3,856,170  Therefore 1.88 million children estimated to suffer from acute malnutrition is 49% or nearly half of all children under five. 

Toronto, May 12, 2026 – More than four children have been killed or injured every day on average in Lebanon in the first 25 days of a temporary ceasefire with families still unable to return to their homes, said Save the Children ahead of further peace talks this week.  [1] 

Toronto, May 11, 2026 - More than 400 people in Bangladesh have died from confirmed or suspected measles in the past two months with government data estimating the number of cases at about 55,000 as Save the Children urges families to ensure children are part of an emergency vaccination campaign [1].

May 2026 - A coalition of international and regional NGOs is urgently calling for the immediate re-opening of a medical corridor for critically ill patients from Gaza to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, warning that children’s lives are being lost as access to life-saving treatment remains blocked.

Toronto, May 1, 2026 –Plagues of rats, mice and insects have swarmed displacement sites in Gaza in recent weeks as temperatures rise, escalating health risks for about 1.4 million people living in overcrowded displacement sites, Save the Children said.[1] 

Toronto, April 29, 2026 – Nearly one fifth of children in Lebanon – about 380,00 children - are expected to face crisis‑level hunger or worse between April and August 2026, according to Save the Children analysis of new data from the world’s leading expert on hunger crises. 

Toronto, April 29, 2026 – Families in Somalia are confronting a new catastrophe, with hunger and humanitarian needs soaring, a worsening drought, and aid levels at unprecedented lows, said Save the Children. 

Toronto, April 2026 - Cases of measles increased over 25% in conflict zones last year, with attacks on health care, aid cuts, vaccine misinformation, and disruption to health systems contributing to the worsening crisis, said Save the Children [1]. 

Toronto, April 24, 2026 - A week into the newly extended conditional ceasefire in Lebanon, over one million people, including 390,000 children, remain displaced across the country, with children still living in terror of bombing, said Save the Children [1]. 

Toronto, April 23, 2026 - The number of Rohingya refugees leaving Bangladesh and Myanmar by boat in the first three months of the year has increased about 90% compared to last year, with children among the thousands making perilous boat journeys, said Save the Children [1].

Toronto, April 22, 2026 - At least 55 Palestinian children have been blocked from attending school for the past ten school days because their path has been blocked by a barbed-wire fence, illegally erected by Israeli settlers. 

Toronto, April 20, 2026 - Over 2.7 million children aged under five in Pakistan are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition before September, as areas of the country still struggle to recover from devastating floods in 2025, Save the Children said. [1]

Toronto, April 17o - Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the worldwide release of three new designs for its ongoing PEACE FOR ALL charity T-shirt project. The PEACE FOR ALL project features UNIQLO graphic T-shirts with designs expressing a wish for peace, provided voluntarily by collaborators with close ties to UNIQLO who support the aim of "take action with a desire for world peace." All profits from the T-shirt sales are donated to international humanitarian organizations. The latest items will be available from Friday, April 17th.

Nora Ingdal, Country Director, Save the Children Lebanon said: 

Toronto, April 16, 2026 – Every US$5 rise in global oil prices triggered by conflict in the Middle East could wipe out the equivalent of one month of life-saving humanitarian aid for nearly 40,000 children, according to a new projection by Save the Children.

Toronto, April 16, 2026 – The number of violent attacks against schools more than tripled in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the year to February 2026 amid escalating violence in the country, Save the Children said.

Toronto, April 14, 2026 – At least three children on average were born into war every minute in Sudan since the conflict erupted three years ago, as widespread violence, repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure, and the collapse of essential health services place millions of mothers and newborns at deadly risk, according to Save the Children.

Shurouq, 31, is a Save the Children staff member in Gaza. Shurouq lost her husband after he was killed in the first weeks of the war. Along with her 3-year-old daughter, Karmel*, Shurouq has been displaced many times during the war.

Toronto, April 9, 2026 – Lebanon is facing an escalating crisis, with children newly unaccompanied and separated from their families following a brutal 24 hours of airstrikes.

Scorecard from humanitarian organisations assessing core civilian protection and humanitarian access provisions of the ceasefire plan reveals failure.

Toronto, April 8, 2026 – Reports that the US and Iran have agreed to a two-week conditional ceasefire will be a welcome relief for families in the region, who have suffered five weeks of bombing, displacement and terror. However, a ceasefire is still urgently needed in Lebanon and the wider region.

Toronto, April 7, 2026 - Nearly one child a day on average is killed or injured by explosive ordnance in Afghanistan, prompting Save the Children to use camels to bring mine awareness education to children in remote agricultural areas.

Toronto, April 7, 2026 – Children in Gaza are holding funerals with dolls and turning war into a playtime game with fake shooting and pretending to throw missiles as violence becomes part of daily life after nearly two and a half years of war, Save the Children said. 

Toronto, April 2, 2026 - Over 1.6 million people have returned to frontline areas in Ukraine despite the dangers with families saying the financial stress of being away from home and missing their community outweighed the risks, [1] according to Save the Children research. 

"I had to choose between survival here and ensuring my loved ones don't starve there": mother and daughter displaced eight times in Gaza.

Toronto, March 31, 2026 – Health care in the Middle East and wider region has come under attack about once every six hours on average since conflict escalated a month ago across Lebanon, Iran, and Israel, Save the Children said. 

Toronto, March 31, 2026 – Prices for food, fuel and water in Somalia soared in March, with conflict in the Middle East compounding a humanitarian emergency in the already fragile country where one in three people are going hungry daily, Save the Children said. Fuel prices in Mogadishu surged 150% in March, from $0.60 to $1.50 per litre, with many imported food items doubling in retail price in just two weeks, according to the Somali government. Somalia's electricity supply, which relies heavily on diesel generators, also saw sharp cost increases, with pressures felt by households as well as schools and hospitals. Sorghum and maize prices -  staple grains which form part of most family meals -  rose by 25% and 33% respectively, while the World Food Programme reported that essential commodity prices across Somalia have increased by at least 20%. Somalia is heavily dependent on food imports, with food imports and food aid making up over 70% of the food consumed, according to the FAO. Halimo*, a business woman from Puntland in Somalia told Save the Children: "The cost of living has really gone up for us, especially with fuel becoming so expensive. Every single item has had $10 or $15 added to its price. The amount people used to buy has decreased, and everyone is complaining about it. It is well known that this issue is everywhere; whoever used to buy two sets of groceries now takes just one. All purchasing has declined.  Absolutely everything brought to us has gone up in price.” Rising shipping costs are also directly reducing the volume of food aid that can be purchased and delivered to children and families in Somalia, with the UN reporting severe pipeline disruptions for critical nutritional supplies - including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food, the primary clinical treatment for children with severe acute malnutrition. The soaring prices are intensifying one of the most severe hunger crises that Somalia has faced in recent years following three failed rainy seasons that have further reduced local agriculture, said Save the Children. Already one in three people in Somalia –6.5 million people, or about 32% of the population - are facing severe food shortages, with hunger levels approaching the 2022 peak when the country stood on the brink of famine. This is nearly double the number assessed to be facing high levels of acute food insecurity in August 2025, according to the WHO. The most recent analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) — the leading international authority on the severity of hunger crises—found that 1.84 million children under five, or over 61,000 classrooms of children, are expected to suffer from acute malnutrition across 2026, including 483,000 severe cases requiring urgent treatment. Disease is making the situation worse, with Save the Children recording outbreaks of acute watery diarrhea, cholera, measles, and diphtheria in parts of southern and central Somalia, each of which accelerates acute malnutrition in young children. Mohamud Mohamed Hassan, Save the Children's Country Director for Somalia, said: “When one in three people cannot access enough food to survive, it is already a crisis. The Middle East conflict is now making everything harder - food that was barely affordable is now out of reach, fuel costs are eating into every aspect of the response, and the therapeutic food that keeps severely malnourished children alive is stuck in disrupted supply chains. Somalia cannot absorb any more shocks without catastrophic consequences for children. “The international community stepped up in 2022 to prevent a famine. We need that same urgency today. Donors must close the funding gap immediately, and global actors must ensure that humanitarian supply chains to countries like Somalia are not sacrificed to the consequences of conflicts elsewhere. Every week of delay has a direct cost in children's lives.” Somalia's 2026 Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan requires $852 million to reach those in greatest need. It remains critically underfunded - only 10.9% funded as of early March. As a result, about 600,000 vulnerable people have already lost access to food and cash assistance. Save the Children is currently responding across Somalia, delivering food assistance, nutrition treatment, clean water, child protection services, and education support to children and families across the country. Our teams are working to maintain continuity of services despite rising operational costs and compounding supply delays. Save the Children has been working in Somalia since 1951, delivering life-saving health, nutrition, education and protection services. In 2025, Save the Children reached 3.5 million people, including 1.9 million children across 17 regions in the country. ENDS

The situation deteriorated in January and we left Walgak.

Toronto, March 26, 2026 – One in every five children in Lebanon has been forced to flee their home in just one month as conflict in Lebanon and the Middle East and region triggers a mass wave of displacement, Save the Children’s Chief Executive Officer Inger Ashing said today. 

Toronto, 25 March 2026 – Nearly two thirds of families in provinces impacted by severe drought in northern Afghanistan have reported an increase in child labour, with only about one in five children attending school, according to a Save the Children assessment.

Toronto, March 23, 2026 – The Sudan INGO Forum is appalled by the latest drone attack on Ed Dain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur, which killed at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor and multiple patients, and injured nearly 90 others.

Jana, 28, is Save the Children’s Awards Management Coordinator in Lebanon. She has been displaced three times by conflict in Lebanon, the first time when she was eight years old. Jana and her family fled their house in Beirut on 2 March shortly after missiles struck a nearby neighbourhood. Jana studied petrochemical engineering before becoming a humanitarian worker.

Toronto, March 20, 2026 – Children having to sit next to their dead parents, and a woman forced to give birth in a canoe, are some of the heart-wrenching stories of terrified evacuations now emerging from South Sudan’s Akobo County. 

Toronto, March 19, 2026 – Food prices have surged in some of the most food-insecure countries in the Middle East and wider region due to the ongoing conflict, threatening to push the most vulnerable families further into hunger as Eid approaches, Save the Children said.

Toronto, March 18, 2026 – The conflict in the Middle East and wider region is obstructing key delivery routes for humanitarian supplies, delaying lifesaving medical shipments for at least 410,000 children in three countries, said Save the Children, warning the global impact will only grow [1].

March 2026 – Tonga has raised the legal age of marriage to 18 from 15, with Save the Children urging other Pacific Island nations to follow suit and to invest more in child protection and the future of girls. Previously children aged 15-17 could marry in Tonga with parental consent and about one in 10 girls in Tonga were married before the age of 18. But last year the country’s Women and Children Crisis Centre submitted a formal written submission seeking to raise Tonga’s legal marriage age to 18 in line with international rights standards. Tonga’s government passed a new law this week enacting the change. Save the Children welcomed Tonga’s decision, highlighting that childhood should be a time for learning, playing and a time when children feel safe. Children represent about 40% of Tonga’s 105,000 population. Despite progress to reduce child marriage worldwide, around 12 million girls still marry each year and there are an estimated 640 million girls or women who have been married in childhood [1]. Childhood marriage exposes girls to risks, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, domestic violence, early pregnancies and school drop-out. Across the Pacific [2], child marriage remains a significant challenge, with deep inequalities and slow progress in some nations, despite a commitment by countries under the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end child marriage by 2030. In Papua New Guinea, nearly 27% of girls marry before age 18 with rates remaining largely unchanged since the early 1990s [3]. Over 1 in 5 girls in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu [4] are married before the age of 18. In Solomon Islands, Save the Children, along with partners, is campaigning alongside children through the ‘Make it 18’ campaign to have the legal age of marriage raised to 18. Child marriage is currently legal at 15 with parental or judicial consent. Caregivers there said girls were vulnerable to early marriage partly because bride prices were an attractive means of income for families. Bride prices can be paid in money, property, or other forms of wealth by a groom or his family to the bride's family. Save the Children is also calling for greater public investment in children’s services across the Pacific to be prioritised. Kim Koch, Save the Children’s Pacific Regional Director, said:  “Girls who are married young are robbed of their childhoods and of their futures. This move by Tonga to raise the legal age of marriage to 18 is an important example of positive change for children in the Pacific. It will better support girls’ futures including their education and any economic opportunities that also have an impact on their families and communities. “This new law will strengthen protection for children and young people, especially girls, making their homes, schools and communities safer and enable them to contribute to Tonga’s development goals.” Save the Children is calling for more public investment in children’s services in Tonga to support social and economic development and urges the government to ensure financial mechanisms for reform are included in the national budget. ENDS  *UNICEF 2024  References:  [1] https://www.wvi.org/publications/report/solomon-islands/make-it-18-report-community-voices-child-marriage-reform  [2,3,4] https://www.savethechildren.org.nz/assets/Files/Reports/FINAL-Child-Protection-Pacific-Situational-Study-Report-_-SC-Nossal-v3.pdf

Toronto, March 2026 – At least 215 children on average were forced from their homes each day in Colombia in 2025 - the highest number in at least a decade – due to intensified armed conflict, with displacement continuing into 2026, according to a Save the Children analysis.