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STATEMENT: "Children Are Dying in Gaza - Temporary Aid Pauses Are Not Enough"
27 July 2025 - In response to a temporary humanitarian pause to allow aid into Gaza, Save the Children warns that only a permanent and unconditional ceasefire can truly save children’s lives.
UNIQLO Announces Four New Designs for PEACE FOR ALL Charity T-Shirt Project
T-shirts featuring messages of peace from three clever new collaborators, available from September 26
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Cases of infectious diseases in Somalia double in 3 months as aid cuts bite with children under five hit hardest
Cases of five infectious diseases have doubled in Somalia since mid-April as aid cuts force hundreds of health clinics to close, with children under five the worst impacted.
One third of children in Spain miss out on summer holidays as child poverty rates rise
About 2.8 million children in Spain — or one in three – come from families who cannot afford to take a summer vacation, with the child poverty rate in Spain the highest in the European Union.
CLIMATE CHANGE: ICJ RULING IS A LANDMARK WIN FOR CHILDREN
The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts of climate change on child rights, and offering children renewed hope, Save the Children said.
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, more than 100 NGOs make an urgent plea to allow in life-saving aid
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
WEST BANK: RECORD NUMBER OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN DISPLACED DUE TO HOME DEMOLITIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2025
More children were displaced in the West Bank during the first half of 2025 due to the demolitions of their homes compared to any other first half year period since records began in 2009.
SYRIA: FIGHTING IN SWEIDA LEAVES FAMILIES WITHOUT FOOD, WATER, MEDICAL CARE WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN READY TO SUPPLY AID
Families in Syria's Sweida Governorate are trapped without medical care, clean water or enough food after fighting closed hospitals and cut off roads.
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