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STATEMENT: Children in Syria Losing Their Futures as Violence Escalates
AMMAN (Sept. 10, 2024)—At least 24 people, including civilians, have been killed in the latest strikes in Syria, according to reports. In response, Rasha Muhrez, Save the Children Response Director in ...
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SOUTH SUDAN: REFUGEES FLEEING WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SUDAN CONFRONTED WITH LACK OF FOOD ACROSS THE BORDER
MABAN, South Sudan, (September 11, 2024) – Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and disease in South Sudan as humanitarian funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and the cost of ...
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Rising Acute Malnutrition in DRC Puts 4.5 Million Children Aged Under Five at Greater Risk of MPOX
KINSHASA, (Sept 10,) 2024 – Increased rates of acute malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has put 4.5 million children aged under five and over 3.7 million pregnant and breastfeeding ...
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International Literacy Day
Children in the United States and around the world are facing an unprecedented literacy crisis. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children lacking basic reading skills appeared to be ...
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Sudan: Major Cholera Outbreak as Heavy Rains Hit Displacement Camps and No End to Fighting
PORT SUDAN, (September 05, 2024) – Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding, contaminated water and a decimated health ...
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WEST AFRICA FLOODS: More Than 950,000 People Displaced, and Children Sheltering in Schools Weeks Before School Term Starts
ABUJA, BAMAKO, NIAMEY, (September 06, 2024) – Recent heavy rains and floods across West Africa have forced nearly 950,000 people,[1] many of them children, from their homes across Mali, Nigeria and ...
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Zero Out-of-School Children Project in Rwanda
Save the Children is honored to partner with Educate A Child (EAC), a program of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, and the Ministry of Education of Rwanda (MINEDUC) on the Zero Out-of-School ...
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Pakistan: Over Half of Flood-related Deaths are Children as Heavy Rains Displace Thousands
ISLAMABAD, (Sept. 4, 2024)—Floods and heavy rains have killed more than 150 children in Pakistan since the start of the monsoon season in July, making up over half of all deaths, said Save the ...
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Polio Vaccination in Gaza: Four Things to Know
Following the confirmed case of polio in Gaza, aid agencies and medical professionals joined forces to call urgently for a ceasefire to allow life-saving polio vaccinations to be administered to about ...
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Take the Mini-Humanitarian Challenge Against Global Hunger
If you’re looking for a meaningful and fun activity to share and learn with your children, then you’re in the right place. Each challenge is packed full of activities, from quizzes and puzzles to ...
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DRC: Child Mpox Cases Surge 75-fold in Worst-Hit Province as Schools Restart this Week
KINSHASA, (Sept 02, 2024) – Cases of the potentially deadly mpox virus have skyrocketed about 75-fold in children and young people under the age of 19 in the most severely impacted province in the ...
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Help Children in Japan
Save the Children Japan was established in 1986 with a focus on child protection, disaster risk reduction and creating child-friendly communities in Japan. We also work in the fields of health, ...