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STATEMENT: Children in Syria Losing Their Futures as Violence Escalates
AMMAN (Sept. 10, 2024)—At least 24 people, including civilians, have been killed in the latest strikes in Syria, according to reports. In response, Rasha Muhrez, Save the Children Response Director in ...
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Children Still Trapped in Their Homes as Worst Floods in 30 Years Devastate Northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, (SEPTEMBER 13, 2024) – Heavy rains in Borno state, Northeast Nigeria, have led to the worst flooding in 30 years, affecting at least 239,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands of ...
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WEST AFRICA FLOODS: More Than 950,000 People Displaced, and Children Sheltering in Schools Weeks Before School Term Starts
ABUJA, BAMAKO, NIAMEY, (September 06, 2024) – Recent heavy rains and floods across West Africa have forced nearly 950,000 people,[1] many of them children, from their homes across Mali, Nigeria and ...
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Three reasons why your vote matters!
Together, we can elect leaders who will put kids’ futures first. Learn how to confirm your voter registration status and see ...
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Pakistan: Over Half of Flood-related Deaths are Children as Heavy Rains Displace Thousands
ISLAMABAD, (Sept. 4, 2024)—Floods and heavy rains have killed more than 150 children in Pakistan since the start of the monsoon season in July, making up over half of all deaths, said Save the ...
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SOUTH SUDAN: REFUGEES FLEEING WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SUDAN CONFRONTED WITH LACK OF FOOD ACROSS THE BORDER
MABAN, South Sudan, (September 11, 2024) – Refugees fleeing conflict in Sudan are facing hunger and disease in South Sudan as humanitarian funding dries up, food rations are squeezed, and the cost of ...
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Sudan: Major Cholera Outbreak as Heavy Rains Hit Displacement Camps and No End to Fighting
PORT SUDAN, (September 05, 2024) – Thousands of children in eastern Sudan are at risk of cholera following a major outbreak caused by widespread flooding, contaminated water and a decimated health ...
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International Literacy Day
Children in the United States and around the world are facing an unprecedented literacy crisis. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children lacking basic reading skills appeared to be ...
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Zero Out-of-School Children Project in Rwanda
Save the Children is honored to partner with Educate A Child (EAC), a program of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, and the Ministry of Education of Rwanda (MINEDUC) on the Zero Out-of-School ...
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Rising Acute Malnutrition in DRC Puts 4.5 Million Children Aged Under Five at Greater Risk of MPOX
KINSHASA, (Sept 10,) 2024 – Increased rates of acute malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has put 4.5 million children aged under five and over 3.7 million pregnant and breastfeeding ...
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DRC: Child Mpox Cases Surge 75-fold in Worst-Hit Province as Schools Restart this Week
KINSHASA, (Sept 02, 2024) – Cases of the potentially deadly mpox virus have skyrocketed about 75-fold in children and young people under the age of 19 in the most severely impacted province in the ...
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STATEMENT: Children Injured in One of the Biggest Attacks on Ukraine Since Start of Full-Scale War
KYIV (Aug. 26, 2024)—In response to the large-scale attack on Ukraine Monday, Sonia Khush, Save the Children’s Country Director in Ukraine, said: "Hundreds of drones and missiles have struck Ukraine ...