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One third of children in Spain miss out on summer holidays as child poverty rates rise
About 2.8 million children in Spain — or one in three – come from families who cannot afford to take a summer vacation, with the child poverty rate in Spain the highest in the European Union.
CLIMATE CHANGE: ICJ RULING IS A LANDMARK WIN FOR CHILDREN
The historic climate change ruling at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today is a landmark win for child campaigners, acknowledging the adverse impacts of climate change on child rights, and offering children renewed hope, Save the Children said.
As mass starvation spreads across Gaza, more than 100 NGOs make an urgent plea to allow in life-saving aid
As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organisations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.
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WEST BANK: RECORD NUMBER OF PALESTINIAN CHILDREN DISPLACED DUE TO HOME DEMOLITIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2025
More children were displaced in the West Bank during the first half of 2025 due to the demolitions of their homes compared to any other first half year period since records began in 2009.
SYRIA: FIGHTING IN SWEIDA LEAVES FAMILIES WITHOUT FOOD, WATER, MEDICAL CARE WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN READY TO SUPPLY AID
Families in Syria's Sweida Governorate are trapped without medical care, clean water or enough food after fighting closed hospitals and cut off roads.
YEMEN: DEATHS OF FIVE CHILDREN IN UXO BLAST WHILE PLAYING SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS NEEDS TO FUND MINE ACTIVITIES
The deaths of five children killed in Taiz in southwestern Yemen while playing football when unexploded ordnance (UXO) detonated has brought the number of child casualties of UXOs and landmines this year to at least 40.
NEW SAVE THE CHILDREN AMBASSADOR NICHOLAS HOULT SURPRISES CHILDREN AT LONDON ARTS CENTRE, AFTER ATTENDING SUPERMAN FAN EVENT
Nicholas Hoult, actor and longtime supporter of Save the Children, has surprised children at a play project in London as he becomes the charity’s newest celebrity ambassador, just a day after attending a fan event for his latest film, Superman.
SUDAN: Children reveal harrowing violence in latest North Darfur mass displacement
Save the Children and its partners spoke to over 450 of these displaced children in Tawila for the assessment “Children Caught in Conflict”, with children describing traumatic journeys and expressing fear, grief, and a profound sense of uncertainty about their futures.
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