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Thailand becomes 68th country to ban corporal punishment against children, but global target still 60 years away
Ukraine: More children killed and injured in past five days than in all of January
More children have been killed and injured over the past five days in Ukraine than during the entire month of January, said Save the Children as ceasefire talks come to a close in Saudi Arabia.
Nearly 7,100 children in emergency child protection schemes at direct risk of harm due to global aid cuts
Save the Children and its partners run emergency programmes to protect children at high risk of child marriage, so-called honour killings, and other family violence as well as to protect children with suicidal ideation after surviving sexual violence, child recruitment or other trauma. Many of these children are unaccompanied without family support.
Healthy diet now unaffordable for a nearly half of world’s children: Save the Children analysis
Hikes in food prices combined with the increasing cost of living around the world has forced millions of families to eat less adequate, less balanced and less diverse food, putting child development and wellbeing at risk, said the aid agency.
School built by Save the Children and partners helps children to continue learning as Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts again
Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted again overnight, further disrupting education for thousands of children already learning in tents and temporary learning centres, while Save the Children’s emergency school continues to support children in areas affected by the last major eruption.
Two neglected tropical diseases that cause blindness among children at risk of resurgence due to aid cuts – Save the Children
A rare tropical disease that is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide was halved in one of the world’s worst-affected communities due to foreign aid but is now at risk of resurgence following aid cuts, as is another tropical eye disease, Save the Children said.
UNIQLO launches ‘Bouquet of Peace’ art workshops in 25 cities around the world
Global apparel retailer UNIQLO has announced a series of free art workshops, titled ‘Bouquet of Peace’, to be held in 25 cities worldwide including Paris, New York, and Tokyo, starting this month.
NEWS QUOTE: GAZA: CHILDREN AMONG HIGHEST CASUALTIES OF ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES IN RETURN TO WIDESPREAD DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Children and families in Gaza have barely caught their breath and are now being plunged back into a horrifically familiar world of harm that they cannot escape.
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