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Mexico: Health bracelet launched to combat childhood obesity that has almost doubled in two decades
A health bracelet with beads for different food groups has been launched by Save the Children in Mexico to promote healthy eating after research found nearly one in five children aged between five and 11 in Mexico suffers from obesity.
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NEWS QUOTE: LET US DO OUR JOBS AND DELIVER AID SAFELY TO GAZA’S STARVING POPULATION
"Aid is a right, and humanitarian organisations know how to deliver it – but we’re not being allowed to do it."
Children in refugee camps on Thai border head back to school as cuts in food allowance creates uncertainty
There remains significant uncertainty around future donor support for even basic services in the camps which are home to more than 100,000 people. They live in densely packed areas consisting mostly of wooden homes set on hills and dotted along narrow and muddy roads cutting through jungle-clad countryside a stone’s throw from Thailand’s border with Myanmar.
NEWS QUOTE: GAZA, “Aid must not be turned into a tool of control rather than relief.”
"Humanitarian aid must be safe, impartial, and based on need, not accessed through facial recognition, biometric screening, or under the watch of armed personnel."
Menstrual Hygiene Day: Free sanitary pad ‘ATMs’ in Nepal keep more girls in school
Girls in Nepal say they are spending more time at school when they have their period after Save the Children helped set up free pad vending machines in their schools.
Ukraine: Air raid sirens halted one in every five lessons this school year
KYIV, 28 May, 2025 – Air raid sirens forced children in Ukraine to miss an average of one in every five school lessons during the past academic year that ends this week with pupils preparing the third consecutive summer under war, Save the Children said.
Save the Children reiterates it will not engage with aid delivery in Gaza that fails to uphold humanitarian principles
Humanitarian principles guide the delivery of the aid people need to the people who need it most, independent of political considerations.
SAVE THE CHILDREN’S GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS 2025 OPENS FOR ENTRIES
Save the Children’s Global Media Awards 2025 honours professional journalists from around the world whose storytelling has played a pivotal role in uncovering and highlighting critical issues affecting children, while amplifying their voices and advocating for their rights.
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