New York Advocacy Office
Save the Children’s New York Advocacy Office advocates at the United Nations to protect and promote children’s rights. We engage with UN Member States, UN Security Council Members, UN Secretariat, UN Agencies, and other key stakeholders on humanitarian and development issues. We work on Save the Children’s priority areas of child survival, education, protection, the 2030 Agenda, as well as humanitarian crises.
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Save the Children’s New York Advocacy Office (NYAO)
777 United Nations Plaza #3A,
New York,
NY 10017,
United States
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19 Feb 2026
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NEWS QUOTE: Closure of Syria’s Al-Hol camp Leaves Thousands of Children at Risk and Facing Uncertain Futures
“The emptying of Al-Hol marks the end of a physical site, but not the end of responsibility."
19 Feb 2026
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UKRAINE: The demining dog helping children stay safe in the world's most heavily mined country
Trained to sniff out the vapours from explosive devices, the six-year-old German Spitz participates in sessions run by Save the Children’s partner organisation, Ukrainian Deminers Association, in Kharkiv, a frontline area hard hit during four years of full-scale war.
19 Feb 2026
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UKRAINE: CHILDREN ANXIOUS, FEARFUL AFTER 4,000 HOURS OF AIR RAID ALARMS IN FOUR YEARS OF WAR
The last quarter of 2025 saw an uptick in the duration of alarms, coinciding with an intensification of the conflict in recent months, further compounding psychological pressure on children and families already living under prolonged strain.