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Destruction in northern Gaza

IN GAZA, NEARLY EVERY SINGLE CHILD IS AT RISK OF FAMINE  - SAVE THE CHILDREN

The war in Gaza and Israeli authorities' total siege on the entry of aid and goods have pushed families to take unimaginable measures to survive

Children serving yogurt at school canteen

Children in Mongolia swap herds for curds as climate change threatens traditional way of life

The skills the children learn could make a big difference to their futures in Mongolia where 40 % of the country’s 3.4 million people rely on herding but where harsh winters are occurring more frequently due to the climate crisis - putting traditional ways of living at risk.

Anna* (9) has been displaced six times due to the war in Ukraine

Ukraine: April Marks the Deadliest Month for Children in nearly 3 years

Last month, at least 97 children were killed or injured in attacks in Ukraine, the highest number of child casualties reported in a single month since June 2022, when 98 children were killed or injured.

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K-Pop Stars wear Save the Children’s ‘Save One’ Bracelet to support children affected by climate disasters

This fourth season of the bracelet’s ‘Save One’ campaign comes as a new Save the Children report with research led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel finds that children born in 2020 are projected to experience unprecedented levels of climate extremes – such as heatwaves, river floods, drought and wildfires – throughout their lifetimes

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Climate change: A third of 5-year-olds will be spared unprecedented lifetime exposure to dangerous heat if world meets 1.5°C temperature goal

Almost a third of today’s five-year-olds – about 38 million children – will be spared a lifetime’s “unprecedented” exposure to extreme heat if the world meets the 1.5°C warming target by 2100, Save the Children said. 

Wilberth walking through his home's garden.

Migrant Children Fleeing Violence Face New Dangers and Uncertainty at Mexico’s Northern Border, New Report Finds

The research, based on 155 interviews with migrant children and their caregivers across three of Mexico’s major border cities—Ciudad Juárez, Reynosa, and Tijuana—reveals that after fleeing violence, many children found themselves in overcrowded shelters, out of school and in unsafe neighbourhoods alone, where they faced further dangers and continued to be denied their rights.

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Increase in bullying in Philippines schools over past year fuels campaign to end corporal punishment

“Many children cannot retaliate when hurt or shamed by a parent or caregiver, so they express their anger, resentment and pain elsewhere, sometimes through aggression towards their toys, pets, younger siblings, or classmates who are smaller or appear weaker than them." - Wilma Banaga, Save the Children Philippines Child Protection Advisor. 

Tin Tin*, 32, with her daughter in the makeshift tent in the village where she lives

MYANMAR: More than 40,000 people, including children, living in shelters one month after earthquake

Almost daily seismic activity has raised concerns about being able repair or rebuild structures ahead of Myanmar’s rainy season which typically begins in May.