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DENYING FOOD AID TO STARVING FAMILIES AT RISK OF FAMINE IN NORTHERN GAZA WILL SEND MORE CHILDREN TO THEIR GRAVES
The decision by Israeli authorities to reject United Nations Relief and UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza will accelerate the risk of famine.
Yemen: Nine years into conflict and two years into truce, school dropouts soar
One-third of families surveyed in Yemen have at least one child who has dropped out of school in the past two years
GAZA’S CHILDREN WILL CONTINUE TO BE KILLED AS UN SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN FAILS TO PASS CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION
The more than one million children trapped in Gaza will continue to be exposed to bombs, guns and starvation
SYRIA: ALMOST 50% FEWER REPATRIATIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR OF FOREIGN CHILDREN TRAPPED IN UNSAFE CAMPS, FIVE YEARS SINCE FALL OF ISIS
Almost 50% fewer foreign children and women have been repatriated so far this year in syria
Cholera kills 54 people in Somalia with cases rising – Save the Children
Cholera kills 54 people in Somalia with cases rising – Save the Children
FIVE-FOLD INCREASE IN CHILDREN UPROOTED BY VIOLENCE IN WEST AFRICA’S CENTRAL SAHEL
Escalating violence has led to a five-fold surge in the number of children forced from their homes over the past five years in central Sahel.
Intense rains and floods close schools, destroy crops in the Peruvian Amazon
More than 8,700 people including 3,700 children from indigenous and rural communities affected
Classrooms and health centers submerged under water, crop losses are exacerbating hunger, and lack of water has led to disease outbreaks.
Spike in arrivals of unaccompanied Rohingya children in Indonesia highlights increasing desperation – Save the Children
About 250 unaccompanied Rohingya children arrived in Indonesia in the last three months of 2023.
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