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COLOMBIA: THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FLEEING VIOLENCE HITS A 10-YEAR HIGH
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.
NEWS QUOTE: YEMEN - TWO CHILDREN AMONG EIGHT FATALITIES AT AN IFTAR GATHERING IN DEADLIEST INCIDENT FOR CIVILIANS THIS YEAR
Two children were among at least eight people killed when artillery shells hit an iftar gathering in Yemen in the single most deadly incident for civilians in the country so far this year.
Children cling to pets, favourite toys, as they flee homes in Lebanon
Save the Children staff have reported that families have fled with only basic necessities, often without time to pack vital documents, clothing or medication. But some children are refusing to leave behind their most treasured items including their pets and favourite toys.
Global platform aims to make education more climate resilient
Climateandeducation.org launches to close the gap between the climate change and education sectors.
SOUTH SUDAN: Escalating violence forces Save the Children to suspend more operations in Jonglei state leaving families without essential aid
Escalating violence in South Sudan's Jonglei state has forced the withdrawal of aid agencies from key areas, triggering mass displacement and leaving families stranded and without essential and life-saving service.
At least 52 million children facing disrupted education due to Middle East and wider region conflict
"This conflict directly impacts not only students’ academic performance but their protection and ability to cope with increasing risks and instability.”
LEBANON STAFF ACCOUNT: Forced to flee but we are among the lucky ones
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.
ABOUT 68,000 CHILDREN DISPLACED AND SCHOOLS CLOSED BY CONFLICT IN EASTERN AFGHANISTAN
About 134,000 people have been affected by disruptions to Save the Children’s work, including health, nutrition, child protection and education programmes