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After deadly Vanuatu earthquake children and their families face a very different Christmas
Children are too scared to return to their homes seven days after devastating earthquakes hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu, making for a very different Christmas this year, Save the Children said.
2024 IN REVIEW: Why three child killer diseases rose globally this year
More than 13,600 people, including children, are suspected or confirmed to have died from these three diseases this year, with cases of dengue and mpox reaching record highs.
2024 IN REVEW: From drones to maternity boats, five ways to help tackle the impact of climate crises on children
Cyclone-proof food, climate resilient schools and aid delivering drones are just some of the ways Save the Children has been tackling the impacts of the climate crisis on children in 2024.
New tools measure babies’ feet to identify home births needing care in Ethiopia
Developed by Save the Children and Hawassa University College of Medicine & Health Sciences (HUCMHS), the easy-to-use screening tools are colour-coded and include a laminated card and a plastic tool with a 90-degree “heel holder” to guide where to place a baby’s heel for the measurement.
VANUATU EARTHQUAKES: Children will need shelter, food, and access to schools in aftermath of earthquakes
Children in Vanuatu need immediate support to ensure they have shelter, food and healthcare as well as access to education following two earthquakes in Vanuatu that caused widespread destruction in the capital Port Vila.
The boy on the beach – Tsunami survivor Martunis remembers 20 years on
Martunis was seven years old when one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history struck Indonesia, and other parts of Asia on the 26 December 2004, ripping apart life as he knew it. Save the Children worked to reunite Martunis and his father.
Save the Children warns up to 650,000 children at risk from impacts of Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, as aid effort prepares to mobilise
Cyclone Chido made landfall between Mecufi district in Cabo Delgado province and Memba district in Nampula province in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Child migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece double in 2024, as children report alarming camp conditions
Migrant and refugee arrivals to Greece surged to a five-year high in 2024, with more than 57,300 people entering the country in the first 11 months of the year
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