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PAKISTAN: At least 200 children killed in deadly monsoon season as rains threaten education for millions
Large areas of Punjab are under water as rivers continue to flood, with more rain forecast. In Sialkot, rainfall broke records with nearly 364 mm falling in just 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department. Children and their families need food, clean water and healthcare after fast-flowing waters and torrential rains forced more than 200,000 people to leave their homes.
Countries in Africa risk running out of ‘wonder’ food over the next 3 months due to aid cuts
The collapse in nutrition funding globally has been predicted to cut off treatment for 15.6 million people across 18 countries including over 2.3 million severely malnourished children in 2025 and predicted to continue to deteriorate in 2026.
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.
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