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VANUATU EARTHQUAKES: Children will need shelter, food, and access to schools in aftermath of earthquakes
Children in Vanuatu need immediate support to ensure they have shelter, food and healthcare as well as access to education following two earthquakes in Vanuatu that caused widespread destruction in the capital Port Vila.
The boy on the beach – Tsunami survivor Martunis remembers 20 years on
Martunis was seven years old when one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history struck Indonesia, and other parts of Asia on the 26 December 2004, ripping apart life as he knew it. Save the Children worked to reunite Martunis and his father.
Save the Children warns up to 650,000 children at risk from impacts of Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, as aid effort prepares to mobilise
Cyclone Chido made landfall between Mecufi district in Cabo Delgado province and Memba district in Nampula province in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Child migrant and refugee arrivals in Greece double in 2024, as children report alarming camp conditions
Migrant and refugee arrivals to Greece surged to a five-year high in 2024, with more than 57,300 people entering the country in the first 11 months of the year
Dolphin Entertainment to Adapt Clare Mulley’s Award-Winning Biography on Save the Children Founder into a Feature Film
The Woman Who Saved the Children delves into the remarkable story of Jebb, whose unwavering determination and groundbreaking vision led to the creation of the global humanitarian organization Save the Children in 1919.
SYRIA: "We must make this the turning point for children in Syria", says Save the Children
As Syria faces a critical turning point with cautious optimism for the future, the needs of children have never been higher with an urgent increase in funding required to meet immediate needs, Save the Children said.
UKRAINE: MENTAL HEALTH TOLL OF WAR LEAVES CHILDREN WITH SPEECH DEFECTS, TWITCHING, AND SLEEP DISORDERS
Analysis of Save the Children’s case management data from January to June 2024 reveals 43% of these children are suffering from psychosocial distress.
Penguin Random House donates 1 million books to Save the Children to celebrate 10 years of partnership and help boost literacy
Penguin Random House will donate one million books to Save the Children over the next three years to celebrate 10 years of partnership and to help boost children’s access to books at a time when millions of children are struggling to gain basic literacy skills.
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