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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."
PAKISTAN: Torrential rains kill three times more people than same period in 2024, including more than 170 children
Pakistan has already received 50% more rainfall than this time last year during the monsoon season, which peaks between June and September.
JAPAN: More than 90% of disadvantaged families struggling to feed their children - Save the Children poll
About 90% of those surveyed said that, due to rising food prices, they don't have enough money to buy food for their family, while 60% of respondents said they had reduced or stopped buying staple food items because of high food costs.
Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens
100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponisation of aid
Grown in a lab, released in the wild: Laos unleashes over 130 million disease-reducing mosquitoes after global dengue surge
The lab-grown mosquitoes carry a naturally occurring bacteria called Wolbachia, which reduces the insect’s ability to transmit deadly viruses to people, decreasing the risk of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever outbreaks.