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LATEST NEWS
After strongest earthquake in a century, children in Myanmar and on the Thai-Myanmar border need urgent humanitarian support
The earthquake has severely impacted over 28,000 children living in refugee camps, further worsening their already vulnerable situation due to recent aid funding cuts.
Myanmar: Two strong earthquakes hit six regions, communications and transport impacted as aid agencies monitor damage
The six impacted regions and state in Myanmar are home of over 28 million people, including an estimated 6.7 million children.
AID CUTS DISRUPT EDUCATION FOR 1.8 MILLION CHILDREN SUPPORTED BY SAVE THE CHILDREN
More than 1.8 million children will miss out on learning due to aid cuts impacting Save the Children’s education programmes in over 20 countries
News Quote: Save the Children commits US$663 million to support child nutrition
“We will support children and mothers to improve their nutritional outcomes, and support children to lead, deliver, and participate in advocacy and campaigns."
Thailand becomes 68th country to ban corporal punishment against children, but global target still 60 years away
Ukraine: More children killed and injured in past five days than in all of January
More children have been killed and injured over the past five days in Ukraine than during the entire month of January, said Save the Children as ceasefire talks come to a close in Saudi Arabia.
Nearly 7,100 children in emergency child protection schemes at direct risk of harm due to global aid cuts
Save the Children and its partners run emergency programmes to protect children at high risk of child marriage, so-called honour killings, and other family violence as well as to protect children with suicidal ideation after surviving sexual violence, child recruitment or other trauma. Many of these children are unaccompanied without family support.
Healthy diet now unaffordable for a nearly half of world’s children: Save the Children analysis
Hikes in food prices combined with the increasing cost of living around the world has forced millions of families to eat less adequate, less balanced and less diverse food, putting child development and wellbeing at risk, said the aid agency.
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