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Year in Review: 10 positive outcomes for children in 2025
From a ban on child marriage to disease-reducing mosquitos, here are 10 positive changes and outcomes for children that happened in 2025.
SYRIANS RETURN HOME WITH HOPE BUT STRUGGLE TO SECURE HOMES, SCHOOLS, JOBS
Syrians returning home full of hope in the year since the conflict ended said they are struggling to rebuild their lives amid destroyed infrastructure, limited access to schools and healthcare, and a collapsing economy, Save the Children said.
Hong Kong fire leaves children in urgent need of mental health support
Children living in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district, where the estate is located, began returning to school this week with some campuses reopening for classes while others continue with online lessons as students and teachers begin to recover following their horrific ordeal.
Tens of thousands of children out of school after devastating floods in Indonesia and Thailand
Save the Children teams delivering emergency aid in northern Sumatra said children and families are in urgent need of food and shelter, with rain and rough seas hampering response efforts. Some communities are still cut off by flood waters and landslides, and roads are damaged, slowing down the distribution of lifesaving supplies.
About 76,000 children are out of school due to unprecedented floods in southern Thailand, according to an assessment carried out by Save the Children in 7 out of the 12 affected provinces.
Nigeria: At least 10 school kidnappings in less than two years as school safety crisis deepens
An analysis by Save the Children found an uptick in school kidnappings in Nigeria since January 2024, with at least 10 attacks affecting more than 670 children.
Israeli military raids in the West Bank force entire communities into lockdown, keeping children out of school
Israeli military operations have forced entire communities in areas of the northern West Bank into lockdown in their homes, keeping children out of school, jeopardising family incomes and increasing risk of physical violence and child detention from the Israeli military, Save the Children said.
About 400,000 children impacted, including at least three killed, as floods sweep through Southern Thailand
Thailand is experiencing some of its worst flooding in a generation, with schools in the 12 flood-affected provinces in the south of the Thailand shut indefinitely. Save the Children is warning that children risk electrocution due to downed power lines and drowning in the surging floodwaters.
Attacks on schools, teachers and children in conflict zones triple in five years – Save the Children
Two attacks in Nigeria have highlighted the ongoing vulnerability of schools to attack, with more than 300 children and staff kidnapped from a school in central Nigeria on Friday, and more than 20 schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in neighboring Kebbi state on Monday.
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