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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."

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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.

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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. 

 

Destruction in northern Gaza

Gaza: Israel threatens to ban major aid organizations as starvation deepens

100 organizations call for an end to Israel’s weaponisation of aid

A fully-grown Wolbachia mosquito being released from its cups

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. 

10-month-old Marium* being treated by Save the Children's Mobile Health Team (MHT) in Afghanistan

One child returns to Afghanistan every 30 seconds amid worsening humanitarian crisis – Save the Children

More than 800,000 children have crossed into Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan this year, with about three out of four children returning from Iran.

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100 children starved to death: A needless tragedy that should shame the world

The reported deaths of 100 children due to starvation in Gaza since October 2023 is a devastating milestone that shames the world and demands long overdue urgent action, Save the Children said.

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More than 30,000 children displaced by heavy fighting in northern Mozambique – Save the Children

Escalating attacks that began on 20 July have displaced nearly 60,000 people in the province, half of whom are believed to be children.