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AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE: Rescue teams racing to the site of a devastating earthquake with hundreds dead and thousands of children potentially impacted
Rescue teams are racing to Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan where a devastating earthquake has killed at least 600 people and injured more than 3,000 including many children
Children on Ukraine’s frontlines lose more days of school than the world’s longest COVID-19 school closures
Children in frontline areas of Ukraine have lost 25% more days of learning due to the war than the world’s longest COVID-19 school closures, as a lack of bomb shelters means it is still too dangerous to for children to attend class, Save the Children said today.
PAKISTAN: At least 200 children killed in deadly monsoon season as rains threaten education for millions
Large areas of Punjab are under water as rivers continue to flood, with more rain forecast. In Sialkot, rainfall broke records with nearly 364 mm falling in just 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. Children and their families need food, clean water and healthcare after fast-flowing waters and torrential rains forced more than 200,000 people to leave their homes.
Countries in Africa risk running out of ‘wonder’ food over the next 3 months due to aid cuts
The collapse in nutrition funding globally has been predicted to cut off treatment for 15.6 million people across 18 countries including over 2.3 million severely malnourished children in 2025 and predicted to continue to deteriorate in 2026.
SAVE THE CHILDREN CEO WARNS UN: INDECISION ON GAZA IS COMPLICITY AS CHILDREN ARE BEING STARVED TO DEATH
Below is a statement from Save the Children International CEO Inger Ashing to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, 27th August.
SYRIA: SAVE THE CHILDREN OPENS FIRST NATIONAL OFFICE IN SYRIA AS LOOKS TO EXPAND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN
Save the Children now delivers aid exclusively from inside the country through hubs in Damascus, Aleppo, Raqqa and Qamishli and employs more than 1,050 staff, 96% of whom are Syrian nationals, placing decisions, resources and accountability squarely in Syrian hands.
Children Starved in Plain Sight as Famine Confirmed in Gaza – Save the Children
“The world has been watching as children have suffered the unthinkable for nearly two years in Gaza, and now, we have confirmation that hundreds of thousands are being slowly starved to death. None of us should accept this." - Inger Ashing, Save the Children International Chief Executive Officer
AFGHANISTAN: At least 17 children among dead in bus crash carrying returnees from Iran
"This horrific tragedy is a stark reminder of the deadly risks hundreds of thousands of Afghan children face on their journeys from Iran."
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