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Hadla*, 30 along with her children, Firas* and Felek* in a displacement camp in Syria

Syria: More than 180 children killed or injured by explosive remnants of war in three months as thousands return home

An average of two children a day have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war since 8 December

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NEWS QUOTE: GAZA: "CHILDREN ARE OWED SO MUCH MORE THAN ANOTHER DAY OF THIS WAR"

Halting aid and resuming hostilities now is nothing short of a death sentence for Gaza's children, says Save the Children's regional director for the Middle East, North Africa & Eastern Europe.

Juvena (22) and her son Wood (10 months)

One in three displaced children in Haiti is aged 5 or younger

One year since Haiti declared a state of emergency, one in three displaced children is aged 5 or under 

Arif and the rest of the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) team play with children in the village (10)

Save the Children Warns of Devastating Impact of Aid Cuts on Children Worldwide

Cuts in foreign aid are stopping vital work in dozens of countries when children’s needs have never been greater. 

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“WE CANNOT LET CHILDREN DIE ON OUR WATCH” – STATEMENT FROM SAVE THE CHILDREN CEO INGER ASHING ON AID CUTS

All of us at Save the Children are devastated by the moves by a number of governments to cut aid while others are also reducing their commitment to international collaboration. But we will not give up on children.

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Sudan: Patients sleep on bare ground outside overcrowded hospitals as cholera outbreak spreads to White Nile state

Between February 20 and 26, Sudan’s Ministry of Health [1], reported over 2243 cases of cholera - or an average of nearly 400 cases a day - in Kosti. At least 70 people are confirmed to have died from the illness during this period.  

A shot of a home partially destroyed in the recent floods in Kandahar.

AFGHANISTAN: At least four children killed as flash floods sweep through villages, with heavy rains ongoing 

At least four children are amongst at least 29 people killed in flash floods that have swept through two provinces in Afghanistan in recent days, as the country continues to feel the impact of extreme weather events that have upended lives and livelihoods, Save the Children said.

Nefesa Anzum Helaly and Rakib Hassan Siam from Ecolery Bangladesh pose after winning the Generation Hope Goals climate innovation competition

Edible cutlery, restoring coral reefs and solar powered stoves: Young innovators tackle the climate crisis as progress regresses in Asia Pacific

The Generation Hope Goals competition - co-led by Save the Children and partners - invited teams of children and young people to submit ideas for climate solutions in line with selected Sustainable Development Goals